BPBM 103819Entomology

Polistes exclamans

Guinea Paper Wasp

As recorded: Polistes exclamans Viereck, 1906

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Eumenidae

Collected by: Weber, P. W.
Date: April 16, 1952
Locality: McGrew Point
Record type: Preserved specimen

114 Bishop specimens of Polistes exclamans · collected 1952–1984Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 16, 1952, Weber, P. W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polistes exclamans observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21,672 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

E Marvin Ave, Waxahachie, TX, US

(c) abedin13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Waxahachie, TX, USA

(c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

North Star, Austin, TX, USA

(c) AH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Cat Spring, TX, US

(c) Rita Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Jaguar Pkwy, San Antonio, TX, US

(c) adrian_ibarra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Decatur, GA 30034, USA

(c) Great Purple Heron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polistes exclamans. BPBM 103819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38174678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/103819.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38174678 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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