BPBM 103843Entomology

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 21,683 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

E Academy St, Clayton, NJ, US

(c) Finch Storto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

County Road 166, McKinney, TX, US

(c) Laura Kimberly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Forest De Ville Dr, Saint Louis, MO, US

(c) shroomer321, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

5365 CR 326, Lexington, Lee Co, TX, USA

(c) Linda Jo Conn, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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)

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Cite this specimen

Polistes exclamans. BPBM 103843. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38175192. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/103843.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38175192 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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