MCZ Entomology 36003

Polistes major columbianus Bequaert 1940

Holotype of Polistes major columbianus

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2013-12-31

South America: Colombia: Magdalena | Valparaiso

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:36003 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Entomology 36003 Aspect: labels

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Media type: image; Entomology 36003 Aspect: Wing front

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Media type: image; Entomology 36003 Aspect: thorax lateral

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Media type: image; Entomology 36003 Aspect: habitus dorsal view

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Current Identification
Polistes major columbianus Bequaert 1940
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Vespoidea Vespidae Polistinae
Determiner: Joseph Charles Bequaert in 1940
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: Determinations made by Bequaert

Bequaert 1940, page 80, Holotype of Polistes major columbianus Bequaert 1940
Media type: text; Bequaert 1940 Description: New of Little-Known Neotropical Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae);

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Shows Publication: Bequaert 1940 Description: New of Little-Known Neotropical Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

  • type number: 36003

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (mounted) good in collection 1 History

  • None

  • None

  • Labels: Valparaiso (2500 ft) Dept Magdelena Colombia SA III

  • None

  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Colombia
  • State/Province:
  • Magdalena
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000682 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Valparaiso
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Valparaiso (2500 ft) Dept Magdelena Colombia SA III
  • Elevation:
  • 2500 ft
  • Locality Remarks:
  • was able to locate Paraiso but not Valparaiso. Valparaiso exists in other department but the labels clearly say Magdalena. CWF 2021-02-10
  • Georeference:
  • 10.1842660°, -74.284180° (Error radius: 125km) By: Whit Farnum on 2021-02-17 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2013-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • III
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

  • Preparator:  [no agent data]

  • None

  • [Masked]

  • None
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