Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), a Palearctic paper wasp established in North America, is reported for the first time from the state of South Dakota, U.S.A

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Hesler, Louis S. (2010): Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) found in South Dakota, U.S.A. Insecta Mundi 2010 (145): 1-3, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.516515

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CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FLPolistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)found in South Dakota, U.S.A.Louis S. HeslerUSDA Agricultural Research ServiceNorth Central Agricultural Research Laboratory2923 Medary AvenueBrookings, SD 57006-9401, USADate of Issue: October 15, 2010INSECTAMUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics0145Louis S. HeslerPolistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)found in South Dakota, U.S.A.Insecta Mundi 0145: 1-3Published in 2010 byCenter for Systematic Entomology, Inc.P. O. Box 141874Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 U. S. A.http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/Insecta Mundi is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published onany non-marine arthropod taxon. 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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CreativeCommons, Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distri-bution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/10145: 1-3 2010Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)found in South Dakota, U.S.A.Louis S. HeslerUSDA Agricultural Research ServiceNorth Central Agricultural Research Laboratory2923 Medary AvenueBrookings, SD 57006-9401, USAlouis.hesler@ars.usda.govAbstract. Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), a Palearctic paper wasp estab-lished in North America, is reported for the first time from the state of South Dakota, U.S.A.IntroductionPolistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Fig. 1) is a Palearctic paper wasp that was discovered in easternNorth America near Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1970s (Hathaway 1981). This species has spreadwestward into various Canadian provinces and several states within the U.S. (see Cervo et al. 2000;Hoebeke and Wheeler 2005; Liebert et al. 2006; Buck et al. 2008 and references therein). The range of P.dominula has expanded westward to at least the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in easternMinnesota (Liebert et al. 2006). A second distinct front of P. dominula originated along the Pacific coastof North America (Landolt and Antonelli 1999; Borkent and Cannings 2004) and has extended into thewestern interior of the U.S. (Buck et al. 2008; Liebert et al. 2006). Polistes dominula has a proclivity fornesting in and around human shelters, and in cavities provided by items such as farm implements,machinery, trailers, and recreational equipment (Silagi et al. 2003). Thus, P. dominula is likely to followpatterns of human habitation and activity, and to continue to expand its range in North America (Cervoet al. 2000; Silagi et al. 2003). In this paper, I document the first record of the adventive Palearctic P.dominula nesting in South Dakota.Material ExaminedSpecimens of P. dominula were collected from a single nest at a residence in Brookings, South Da-kota. New state record. Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, 5-VII-2010, ex. nest in attic-window eave of residence, six adult females. Specimens were determined using keys and information inBuck et al. (2008), and they are deposited as voucher specimens at the USDA-ARS North Central Agricul-tural Research Laboratory, Brookings, South Dakota.I observed other paper wasps in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, I observed five paper wasp nests withattendant workers and several foraging workers on flowering plants in Brookings, and all were nativePolistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793) (Fig. 2), which has been the common paper wasp in the area. In Julyand August 2010, 25 nests with attendant females and one foraging female were found in the Brookingsarea, one foraging female in the town of Bruce (Brookings County), and three foraging females 8 km northof Bath (Brown County, northeastern South Dakota). Wasps collected at one of the nests constituted thestate record for P. dominula above, and the remaining wasps observed at nests and foraging individualswere P. fuscatus.DiscussionThe geographic range expansion of P. dominula into South Dakota was expected, as it had beenreported about 300 km away in eastern Minnesota within the last six years (Liebert et al. 2006). Myobservations suggest that P. dominula currently occurs at a low frequency in eastern South Dakota.However, other areas of the state need to be sampled to determine the extent to which P. dominula maybe present.2 • INSECTA MUNDI 0145, October 2010 HESLERSouth Dakota has a predominantly rural landscape consisting of agricultural fields and large tractsof grassland and forbs (Johnson and Larson 1999). Polistes dominula may be especially adapted to ruraland suburban environments (Liebert et al. 2006). For instance, the habit of P. dominula to nest incavities of items such as farm implements, machinery, trailers, and other transportable equipment mayfavor its spread in South Dakota and other rural states. However, P. dominula also has a proclivity fornesting in and around human shelters. The sparse human population in South Dakota provides a rela-tively limited number of anthropogenic shelters and may not facilitate rapid range expansion of P.dominula.Invasive species often compete acutely with native congeneric species. The ecological niche of P.dominula overlaps with the native P. fuscatus in the use of food and nest sites, but the result of interac-tions between P. dominula and P. fuscatus in South Dakota is difficult to predict based on the outcomeselsewhere in North America. For instance, P. dominula has completely replaced P. fuscatus in areas ofMichigan, U.S.A, but coexists with P. fuscatus in Ontario, Canada, although P. dominula has been inboth locations for roughly equal amounts of time (Gamboa et al. 2002, Buck et al. 2008). Polistes dominulais generally favored over P. fuscatus by its broader prey spectrum (Cervo et al. 2000), greater proclivityfor nectar storage (Silagi et al. 2003), faster development, higher productivity (Armstrong and Stamp2003), and lower incidence of parasitism (Buck et al. 2008). However, winters can be severe in SouthDakota, and this may favor overwintering survival of P. fuscatus (Gamboa et al. 2004). Additional studiesare encouraged to determine the rate of expansion for P. dominula over the prevailing landscape and todetermine its impact on native wasp fauna and prey species (Liebert et al. 2006).AcknowledgmentsI thank Ginger McNickle for collecting wasps near Bruce and Bath. Mark O’Brien, Jamie Strange,Eric Beckendorf, and Lauren Hesler graciously reviewed drafts of this paper. Photographs provided byPaul Skelley, Florida State Collection of Arthropods.Figure 1-3. Habitus images. 1-2) Polistes dominula (Christ) from France, lateral and dorsal. 2)Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius) from Arkansas, U.S.A., dorsal.3 1 2INSECTA MUNDI 0145, October 2010 • 3 POLISTES DOMINULA IN SOUTH DAKOTALiterature CitedArmstrong, T. R., and N. E. Stamp. 2003. Colony productivity and foundress behaviour of a nativewasp versus an invasive social wasp. Ecological Entomology 28: 635–644.Borkent, C. J., and R. A. Cannings. 2004. Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae:Polistinae) in British Columbia: first collection records of an invasive European paper wasp in Canada.Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 101:149–150.Buck, M., S. A. Marshall, and D. K. B. Cheung. 2008. Identification atlas of the Vespidae (Hy-menoptera, Aculeata) of the northeastern Nearctic region. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identifica-tion 5: 1-492.Cervo, R., F. Zacchi, and S. Turillazzi. 2000. Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) invadingNorth America: some hypotheses for its rapid spread. Insectes Sociaux 47: 155–157.Gamboa, G. J., E. I. Greig, and M. C. Thom. 2002. The comparative biology of two sympatric paperwasps, the native Polistes fuscatus and the invasive Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).Insectes Sociaux 49: 45–49.Gamboa, G. J., M. A. Noble, M. C. Thom, J .L. Togal, R. Srinivasan, and B. D. Murphy. 2004.The comparative biology of two sympatric paper wasps in Michigan, the native Polistes fuscatus andthe invasive Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Insectes Sociaux 51: 153–157.Hathaway, M. A. 1981. Polistes gallicus in Massachusetts (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Psyche 88: 169–173.Hoebeke, E. R., and A. G. Wheeler. 2005. First records of adventive Hymenoptera (Argidae,Megachilidae, Tenthredinidae, and Vespidae) from the Canadian Maritimes and the United States.Entomological News 116: 159–166.Johnson, J. R., and G. E. Larson. 1999. Grassland plants of South Dakota and the northern GreatPlains. South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, B566 (rev.): 1-288.Landolt, P. J., and A. L. Antonelli. 1999. The paper wasp Polistes dominulus Christ (Hymenoptera:Vespidae) in the state of Washington. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 75: 58–59.Liebert, A. E., G. J. Gamboa, N. E. Stamp, T. R. Curtis, K. M. Monnet, S. Turillazzi, and P. T.Starks. 2006. Genetics, behavior and ecology of a paper wasp invasion: Polistes dominulus in NorthAmerica. Annales Zoologici Fennici 43: 595-624.Silagi, S. A., G. J. Gamboa, C. R., Klein, and M. A. Noble. 2003. Behavioral differences between tworecently sympatric paper wasps, the native Polistes fuscatus and the invasive Polistes dominulus.Great Lakes Entomologist 36: 99–104.Received August 30, 2010; Accepted September 21, 2010.4 • INSECTA MUNDI 0145, October 2010 HESLER

Polistes dominula  (Christ, 1791) (Fig. 1) is a Palearctic paper wasp that was discovered in eastern North America near Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1970s (Hathaway 1981). This species has spread westward into various Canadian provinces and several states within the U.S. (see Cervo et al. 2000; Hoebeke and Wheeler 2005; Liebert et al. 2006; Buck et al. 2008 and references therein). The range of P. dominula has expanded westward to at least the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in eastern Minnesota (Liebert et al. 2006). A second distinct front of P. dominula originated along the Pacific coast of North America (Landolt and Antonelli 1999; Borkent and Cannings 2004) and has extended into the western interior of the U.S. (Buck et al. 2008; Liebert et al. 2006). Polistes dominula has a proclivity for nesting in and around human shelters, and in cavities provided by items such as farm implements, machinery, trailers, and recreational equipment (Silagi et al. 2003). Thus, P. dominula is likely to follow patterns of human habitation and activity, and to continue to expand its range in North America (Cervo et al. 2000; Silagi et al. 2003). In this paper, I document the first record of the adventive Palearctic P. dominula nesting in South Dakota

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10145: 1-3 2010
Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)
found in South Dakota, U.S.A.
Louis S. Hesler
USDA Agricultural Research Service
North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory
2923 Medary Avenue
Brookings, SD 57006-9401, USA
louis.hesler@ars.usda.gov
Abstract. Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), a Palearctic paper wasp estab-
lished in North America, is reported for the first time from the state of South Dakota, U.S.A.
Introduction
Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Fig. 1) is a Palearctic paper wasp that was discovered in eastern
North America near Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1970s (Hathaway 1981). This species has spread
westward into various Canadian provinces and several states within the U.S. (see Cervo et al. 2000;
Hoebeke and Wheeler 2005; Liebert et al. 2006; Buck et al. 2008 and references therein). The range of P.
dominula has expanded westward to at least the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in eastern
Minnesota (Liebert et al. 2006). A second distinct front of P. dominula originated along the Pacific coast
of North America (Landolt and Antonelli 1999; Borkent and Cannings 2004) and has extended into the
western interior of the U.S. (Buck et al. 2008; Liebert et al. 2006). Polistes dominula has a proclivity for
nesting in and around human shelters, and in cavities provided by items such as farm implements,
machinery, trailers, and recreational equipment (Silagi et al. 2003). Thus, P. dominula is likely to follow
patterns of human habitation and activity, and to continue to expand its range in North America (Cervo
et al. 2000; Silagi et al. 2003). In this paper, I document the first record of the adventive Palearctic P.
dominula nesting in South Dakota.
Material Examined
Specimens of P. dominula were collected from a single nest at a residence in Brookings, South Da-
kota. New state record. Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, 5-VII-2010, ex. nest in attic-
window eave of residence, six adult females. Specimens were determined using keys and information in
Buck et al. (2008), and they are deposited as voucher specimens at the USDA-ARS North Central Agricul-
tural Research Laboratory, Brookings, South Dakota.
I observed other paper wasps in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, I observed five paper wasp nests with
attendant workers and several foraging workers on flowering plants in Brookings, and all were native
Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793) (Fig. 2), which has been the common paper wasp in the area. In July
and August 2010, 25 nests with attendant females and one foraging female were found in the Brookings
area, one foraging female in the town of Bruce (Brookings County), and three foraging females 8 km north
of Bath (Brown County, northeastern South Dakota). Wasps collected at one of the nests constituted the
state record for P. dominula above, and the remaining wasps observed at nests and foraging individuals
were P. fuscatus.
Discussion
The geographic range expansion of P. dominula into South Dakota was expected, as it had been
reported about 300 km away in eastern Minnesota within the last six years (Liebert et al. 2006). My
observations suggest that P. dominula currently occurs at a low frequency in eastern South Dakota.
However, other areas of the state need to be sampled to determine the extent to which P. dominula may
be present.
2 • INSECTA MUNDI 0145, October 2010 HESLER
South Dakota has a predominantly rural landscape consisting of agricultural fields and large tracts
of grassland and forbs (Johnson and Larson 1999). Polistes dominula may be especially adapted to rural
and suburban environments (Liebert et al. 2006). For instance, the habit of P. dominula to nest in
cavities of items such as farm implements, machinery, trailers, and other transportable equipment may
favor its spread in South Dakota and other rural states. However, P. dominula also has a proclivity for
nesting in and around human shelters. The sparse human population in South Dakota provides a rela-
tively limited number of anthropogenic shelters and may not facilitate rapid range expansion of P.
dominula.
Invasive species often compete acutely with native congeneric species. The ecological niche of P.
dominula overlaps with the native P. fuscatus in the use of food and nest sites, but the result of interac-
tions between P. dominula and P. fuscatus in South Dakota is difficult to predict based on the outcomes
elsewhere in North America. For instance, P. dominula has completely replaced P. fuscatus in areas of
Michigan, U.S.A, but coexists with P. fuscatus in Ontario, Canada, although P. dominula has been in
both locations for roughly equal amounts of time (Gamboa et al. 2002, Buck et al. 2008). Polistes dominula
is generally favored over P. fuscatus by its broader prey spectrum (Cervo et al. 2000), greater proclivity
for nectar storage (Silagi et al. 2003), faster development, higher productivity (Armstrong and Stamp
2003), and lower incidence of parasitism (Buck et al. 2008). However, winters can be severe in South
Dakota, and this may favor overwintering survival of P. fuscatus (Gamboa et al. 2004). Additional studies
are encouraged to determine the rate of expansion for P. dominula over the prevailing landscape and to
determine its impact on native wasp fauna and prey species (Liebert et al. 2006).
Acknowledgments
I thank Ginger McNickle for collecting wasps near Bruce and Bath. Mark O’Brien, Jamie Strange,
Eric Beckendorf, and Lauren Hesler graciously reviewed drafts of this paper. Photographs provided by
Paul Skelley, Florida State Collection of Arthropods.
Figure 1-3. Habitus images. 1-2) Polistes dominula (Christ) from France, lateral and dorsal. 2)
Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius) from Arkansas, U.S.A., dorsal.
31 2
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Literature Cited
Armstrong, T. R., and N. E. Stamp. 2003. Colony productivity and foundress behaviour of a native
wasp versus an invasive social wasp. Ecological Entomology 28: 635–644.
Borkent, C. J., and R. A. Cannings. 2004. Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae:
Polistinae) in British Columbia: first collection records of an invasive European paper wasp in Canada.
Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 101:149–150.
Buck, M., S. A. Marshall, and D. K. B. Cheung. 2008. Identification atlas of the Vespidae (Hy-
menoptera, Aculeata) of the northeastern Nearctic region. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identifica-
tion 5: 1-492.
Cervo, R., F. Zacchi, and S. Turillazzi. 2000. Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) invading
North America: some hypotheses for its rapid spread. Insectes Sociaux 47: 155–157.
Gamboa, G. J., E. I. Greig, and M. C. Thom. 2002. The comparative biology of two sympatric paper
wasps, the native Polistes fuscatus and the invasive Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).
Insectes Sociaux 49: 45–49.
Gamboa, G. J., M. A. Noble, M. C. Thom, J .L. Togal, R. Srinivasan, and B. D. Murphy. 2004.
The comparative biology of two sympatric paper wasps in Michigan, the native Polistes fuscatus and
the invasive Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Insectes Sociaux 51: 153–157.
Hathaway, M. A. 1981. Polistes gallicus in Massachusetts (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Psyche 88: 169–
173.
Hoebeke, E. R., and A. G. Wheeler. 2005. First records of adventive Hymenoptera (Argidae,
Megachilidae, Tenthredinidae, and Vespidae) from the Canadian Maritimes and the United States.
Entomological News 116: 159–166.
Johnson, J. R., and G. E. Larson. 1999. Grassland plants of South Dakota and the northern Great
Plains. South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, B566 (rev.): 1-288.
Landolt, P. J., and A. L. Antonelli. 1999. The paper wasp Polistes dominulus Christ (Hymenoptera:
Vespidae) in the state of Washington. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 75: 58–59.
Liebert, A. E., G. J. Gamboa, N. E. Stamp, T. R. Curtis, K. M. Monnet, S. Turillazzi, and P. T.
Starks. 2006. Genetics, behavior and ecology of a paper wasp invasion: Polistes dominulus in North
America. Annales Zoologici Fennici 43: 595-624.
Silagi, S. A., G. J. Gamboa, C. R., Klein, and M. A. Noble. 2003. Behavioral differences between two
recently sympatric paper wasps, the native Polistes fuscatus and the invasive Polistes dominulus.
Great Lakes Entomologist 36: 99–104.
Received August 30, 2010; Accepted September 21, 2010.
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CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FLPolistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)found in South Dakota, U.S.A.Louis S. HeslerUSDA Agricultural Research ServiceNorth Central Agricultural Research Laboratory2923 Medary AvenueBrookings, SD 57006-9401, USADate of Issue: October 15, 2010INSECTAMUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics0145Louis S. HeslerPolistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)found in South Dakota, U.S.A.Insecta Mundi 0145: 1-3Published in 2010 byCenter for Systematic Entomology, Inc.P. O. Box 141874Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 U. S. A.http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/Insecta Mundi is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published onany non-marine arthropod taxon. 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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CreativeCommons, Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distri-bution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/10145: 1-3 2010Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)found in South Dakota, U.S.A.Louis S. HeslerUSDA Agricultural Research ServiceNorth Central Agricultural Research Laboratory2923 Medary AvenueBrookings, SD 57006-9401, USAlouis.hesler@ars.usda.govAbstract. Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), a Palearctic paper wasp estab-lished in North America, is reported for the first time from the state of South Dakota, U.S.A.IntroductionPolistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Fig. 1) is a Palearctic paper wasp that was discovered in easternNorth America near Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1970s (Hathaway 1981). This species has spreadwestward into various Canadian provinces and several states within the U.S. (see Cervo et al. 2000;Hoebeke and Wheeler 2005; Liebert et al. 2006; Buck et al. 2008 and references therein). The range of P.dominula has expanded westward to at least the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in easternMinnesota (Liebert et al. 2006). A second distinct front of P. dominula originated along the Pacific coastof North America (Landolt and Antonelli 1999; Borkent and Cannings 2004) and has extended into thewestern interior of the U.S. (Buck et al. 2008; Liebert et al. 2006). Polistes dominula has a proclivity fornesting in and around human shelters, and in cavities provided by items such as farm implements,machinery, trailers, and recreational equipment (Silagi et al. 2003). Thus, P. dominula is likely to followpatterns of human habitation and activity, and to continue to expand its range in North America (Cervoet al. 2000; Silagi et al. 2003). In this paper, I document the first record of the adventive Palearctic P.dominula nesting in South Dakota.Material ExaminedSpecimens of P. dominula were collected from a single nest at a residence in Brookings, South Da-kota. New state record. Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, 5-VII-2010, ex. nest in attic-window eave of residence, six adult females. Specimens were determined using keys and information inBuck et al. (2008), and they are deposited as voucher specimens at the USDA-ARS North Central Agricul-tural Research Laboratory, Brookings, South Dakota.I observed other paper wasps in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, I observed five paper wasp nests withattendant workers and several foraging workers on flowering plants in Brookings, and all were nativePolistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793) (Fig. 2), which has been the common paper wasp in the area. In Julyand August 2010, 25 nests with attendant females and one foraging female were found in the Brookingsarea, one foraging female in the town of Bruce (Brookings County), and three foraging females 8 km northof Bath (Brown County, northeastern South Dakota). Wasps collected at one of the nests constituted thestate record for P. dominula above, and the remaining wasps observed at nests and foraging individualswere P. fuscatus.DiscussionThe geographic range expansion of P. dominula into South Dakota was expected, as it had beenreported about 300 km away in eastern Minnesota within the last six years (Liebert et al. 2006). Myobservations suggest that P. dominula currently occurs at a low frequency in eastern South Dakota.However, other areas of the state need to be sampled to determine the extent to which P. dominula maybe present.2 • INSECTA MUNDI 0145, October 2010 HESLERSouth Dakota has a predominantly rural landscape consisting of agricultural fields and large tractsof grassland and forbs (Johnson and Larson 1999). Polistes dominula may be especially adapted to ruraland suburban environments (Liebert et al. 2006). For instance, the habit of P. dominula to nest incavities of items such as farm implements, machinery, trailers, and other transportable equipment mayfavor its spread in South Dakota and other rural states. However, P. dominula also has a proclivity fornesting in and around human shelters. The sparse human population in South Dakota provides a rela-tively limited number of anthropogenic shelters and may not facilitate rapid range expansion of P.dominula.Invasive species often compete acutely with native congeneric species. The ecological niche of P.dominula overlaps with the native P. fuscatus in the use of food and nest sites, but the result of interac-tions between P. dominula and P. fuscatus in South Dakota is difficult to predict based on the outcomeselsewhere in North America. For instance, P. dominula has completely replaced P. fuscatus in areas ofMichigan, U.S.A, but coexists with P. fuscatus in Ontario, Canada, although P. dominula has been inboth locations for roughly equal amounts of time (Gamboa et al. 2002, Buck et al. 2008). Polistes dominulais generally favored over P. fuscatus by its broader prey spectrum (Cervo et al. 2000), greater proclivityfor nectar storage (Silagi et al. 2003), faster development, higher productivity (Armstrong and Stamp2003), and lower incidence of parasitism (Buck et al. 2008). However, winters can be severe in SouthDakota, and this may favor overwintering survival of P. fuscatus (Gamboa et al. 2004). Additional studiesare encouraged to determine the rate of expansion for P. dominula over the prevailing landscape and todetermine its impact on native wasp fauna and prey species (Liebert et al. 2006).AcknowledgmentsI thank Ginger McNickle for collecting wasps near Bruce and Bath. Mark O’Brien, Jamie Strange,Eric Beckendorf, and Lauren Hesler graciously reviewed drafts of this paper. Photographs provided byPaul Skelley, Florida State Collection of Arthropods.Figure 1-3. Habitus images. 1-2) Polistes dominula (Christ) from France, lateral and dorsal. 2)Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius) from Arkansas, U.S.A., dorsal.31 2INSECTA MUNDI 0145, October 2010 • 3POLISTES DOMINULA IN SOUTH DAKOTALiterature CitedArmstrong, T. R., and N. E. Stamp. 2003. Colony productivity and foundress behaviour of a nativewasp versus an invasive social wasp. Ecological Entomology 28: 635–644.Borkent, C. J., and R. A. Cannings. 2004. Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae:Polistinae) in British Columbia: first collection records of an invasive European paper wasp in Canada.Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 101:149–150.Buck, M., S. A. Marshall, and D. K. B. Cheung. 2008. Identification atlas of the Vespidae (Hy-menoptera, Aculeata) of the northeastern Nearctic region. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identifica-tion 5: 1-492.Cervo, R., F. Zacchi, and S. Turillazzi. 2000. 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