Monday, 18 November 2002 - 1:48 PM
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This presentation is part of : Student Competition Ten-Minute Papers, Subsection A1. Systematics, Morphology, and Evolution

Molecular, morphological, and behavioral phylogeny of Aphanilopterus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Polistes)

Kurt Pickett, The Ohio State University Museum, Department of Entomology, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH and John W. Wenzel, The Ohio State University, Department of Entomology, 1735 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH.

A total evidence phylogeny of Aphanalopterus, the New World subgenus of Polistes, is presented. Traditional interpretations of the phylogeny of the subgeneric groups of Polistes is addressed. Behavioral traits for which Polistes has served as a model are interpreted in a cladistic framework.

Species 1: Hymenoptera Vespidae Polistes (paper wasp)
Keywords: total evidence, social behavior

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