Distribution
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Cameroon, Congo Republic, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda.
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Biology |
The nest consists of a small number of double-sided combs,
arranged vertically, attached at the top end to a branch, and enclosed
in a thin, brittle paper covering. The nests are smaller than in P.
melaina only reaching a size of 18 cm in length (Bequaert,
1918). |
Reference |
Bequaert, J.C. 1918.
A revision of the Vespidae of the Belgian Congo based on the collection of the
American Museum Congo Expedition: with a list of Ethiopian diplopterous wasps.
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 39: 1-384. |
Credits
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Photographs
© Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa)
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