| Polistes gallicus | |
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| Polistes gallicus male | |
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. gallicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1761
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| Distribution of P. gallicus in yellow | |
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Polistes gallicus is a species of paper wasp found in various parts of Europe, excluding England, Denmark, and Scandinavia, from warmer climates to cooler regions north of the Alps.[1] Nests of these social insects are created in these various conditions. The Polistes species use an oral secretion to construct their nests, which consist of a combination of saliva and chewed plant fibers. This structural mixture physically protects the nest from various harsh elements and from weathering over time.[2]
- ^ O’Donnell, Sean (1998). "Reproductive caste determination in eusocial wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae )" (PDF). Annual Review of Entomology. 43 (1): 323–346. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.323. PMID 15012393. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Bagriacik, Nil (2012). "Comparison of the nest materials of Polistes gallicus (L.), Polistes dominulus (Christ) and Polistes nimpha (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" (PDF). Arch. Biol. Sci. 64 (3): 1079–1084. doi:10.2298/abs1203079b. Retrieved 20 September 2014.