Polistes olivaceus
| Polistes olivaceus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Polistini |
| Genus: | Polistes |
| Species: | P. olivaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polistes olivaceus DeGeer, 1773
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Polistes olivaceus is a species of paper wasp native to India and East Asia, but also introduced to East Africa, and Pacific island nations such as the Marquesas Islands, Easter Island, Hawaii, and the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific. In the Cook Islands, its English name is "Yellow Paper-Wasp", while its Cook Island Maori name is "Rango Patia" or other variation depending on the island.[2]
References
- ^ "Taxonomy for Polistes olivaceus". insectoid.info. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Cook Islands Biodiversity : Polistes olivaceus - Yellow Paper-Wasp". cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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