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VESPIDAE - YELLOWJACKETS
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![FIGURE 2a FIGURE 2a](Mischocyttarus bertonii san rafael 29 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2a |
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![FIGURE 2b FIGURE 2b](Mischocyttarus paraguayensis nest procosara 15 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2b |
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![FIGURE 2c FIGURE 2c](Polistes actaeon wasp 4 april 08 pier caccialli proc.jpg) | FIGURE 2c |
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![FIGURE 2d FIGURE 2d](Polistes cavapyta trinidad dec 06.jpg) | FIGURE 2d |
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![FIGURE 2e FIGURE 2e](Polistes versicolor 3 mar 08 bernard oosterbaan proc.jpg) | FIGURE 2e |
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![FIGURE 2f FIGURE 2f](Polybia ruficeps enciso june 06.jpg) | FIGURE 2f |
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![FIGURE 2g FIGURE 2g](Polybia sp subgenus Myrapetra march 06.jpg) | FIGURE 2g |
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![FIGURE 2h FIGURE 2h](Synoeca cyanea tirol aug 06.jpg) | FIGURE 2h |
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Gallery 1 Subfamily Polistinae "Social Wasps"
FIGURE 1a - Agelaia pallipes - Sanctuario de Itacua, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1b - Mischocyttarus rotundicollis - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1c - Polistes canadensis - Sanctuario de Itacua, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Polistes cavapyta - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007). See nest Gallery 2d
FIGURE 1e - Polistes cinerascens female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Caccialli April 2008).
FIGURE 1f - Polistes versicolor - Sanctuario de Itacua, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007). See nest Gallery 2
FIGURE 1g - Polistes versicolor male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Caccialli April 2008). See nest Gallery 2e
FIGURE 1h - Polybia sericea - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1i - Polybia sp (subgenus Myrapetra) - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007). See nest Gallery 2g
Gallery 3 Subfamily Eumeninae "Potter Wasps"
FIGURE 3a - Omicron ruficolle - Asunción, Departamento Central (Sergio Rios July 2009).
FIGURE 3b - Pachymenes ghiliani male - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
![FIGURE 3a FIGURE 3a](Omicron ruficolle eumeninae jul 09 asu sergio rios.jpg) | FIGURE 3a |
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![FIGURE 3b FIGURE 3b](Pachymenes ghiliani eumeninae Tirol 13 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 3b |
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Gallery 2 Subfamily Polistinae "Social Wasps" - Nests
FIGURE 2a - Mischocyttarus bertonii nest - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 2b - Mischocyttarus paraguayensis nest - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2c - Polistes actaeon nest - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Caccialli April 2008).
FIGURE 2d - Polistes cavapyta nest - Trinidad Ruinas, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2006).
FIGURE 2e - Polistes versicolor nest - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Bernard Oosterbaan March 2008).
FIGURE 2f - Polybia ruficeps nest - PN Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith June 2006).
FIGURE 2g - Polybia sp (subgenus Myrapetra) nest - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 2h - Synoeca cyanea nest - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2006).
![FIGURE 1a FIGURE 1a](Agelaia pallipes ITACUA 12 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1a |
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![FIGURE 1b FIGURE 1b](Mischocyttarus rotundicollis enc 21 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1b |
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![FIGURE 1c FIGURE 1c](Polistes canadensis itacua 12 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1c |
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![FIGURE 1d FIGURE 1d](Polistes cavapyta Subf Polistinae 8 sep enc 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1d |
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![FIGURE 1e FIGURE 1e](Polistes cinerascens hembra wasp 5 april 08 pier caccialli proc.jpg) | FIGURE 1e |
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![FIGURE 1f FIGURE 1f](Polistes versicolor itacua 12 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1f |
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![FIGURE 1g FIGURE 1g](Polistes versicolor macho wasp 6 april 08 pier caccialli proc.jpg) | FIGURE 1g |
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![FIGURE 1h FIGURE 1h](Polybia sericea Subf Polistinae 8 sep enc 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1h |
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![FIGURE 1i FIGURE 1i](Polybia sp san rafael.jpg) | FIGURE 1i |
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