title: Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of the Pothwar region of Punjab, Pakistan .
abstract: Six genera and nine species of Eumeninae (Eumenes punctatus de Saussure, E. papillarius (Christ), Delta dimidiatipenne (de Saussure), D. p. pyriforme (Fabricius), D. esuriens (Fabricius), Rhynchium brunneum (Fabricius), Anterhynchium abdominale (Illiger), Antepipona sibilans (Cameron), Allorhynchium argentatum (Fabricius)) , two genera and six species of Polistinae (Polistes wattii (Cameron), P. olivaceus (De Geer), P. rothneyi carletoni van der Vecht, P. indicus Stolfa), Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, R. cyathiformis (Fabricius), and one genus and four species of Vespinae (Vespa basalis Smith, V, orientalis Linnaeus, V, tropica (Linnaeus), V. velutina Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau) are recorded from Pothwar region. Eumenes punctatus and E. papillarius are newly recorded from Pakistan. An illustrated keys to subfamilies, genera and species are given.
authors: Laboratory of Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.; Email: junaidali206@gmail.com.
authors: Junaid Ali
authors: JA
authors: Siddiqui
authors: Laboratory of Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.; Email: imranbodlah@gmail.com.
authors: Imran
authors: I
authors: Bodlah
authors: Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, USA; Email: carpente@amnh.org.
authors: James M
authors: JM
authors: Carpenter
authors: Laboratory of Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.; Email: unknown.
authors: Muhammad
authors: M
authors: Naeem
authors: Laboratory of Biosystematics, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.; Email: unknown.
authors: Munir
authors: M
authors: Ahmad
authors: Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Email: unknown.
authors: Muhammad Adnan
authors: MA
authors: Bodlah
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010154:Pakistan; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development