Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polistes crinitus in languages:

English

Caribbean Paper Wasp

French

Guêpe papier des Antilles

Russian

Полист американский

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Parent Taxon

• Polistes

Sibling Taxa

• Polistes adelphus
• Polistes annularis
• Polistes apicalis
• Polistes arizonensis
• Polistes aterrimus
• Polistes bahamensis
• Polistes bequaertellus
• Polistes biguttatus
• Polistes binotatus
• Polistes brevifissus
• Polistes buyssoni
• Polistes canadensis
• Polistes cavapyta
• Polistes cavapytiformis
• Polistes comanchus
• Polistes consobrinus
• Polistes crinitus
• Polistes cubensis
• Polistes dominicus
• Polistes eburneus
• Polistes erythrocephalus
• Polistes exclamans
• Polistes ferreri
• Polistes franciscanus
• Polistes goeldii
• Polistes huacapistana
• Polistes incertus
• Polistes infuscatus
• Polistes instabilis
• Polistes kaibabensis
• Polistes lanio
• Polistes lineonotus
• Polistes maranonensis
• Polistes melanotus
• Polistes mexicanus
• Polistes minor
• Polistes myersi
• Polistes ninabamba
• Polistes notatipes
• Polistes oculatus
• Polistes penai
• Polistes peruvianus
• Polistes pseudoculatus
• Polistes ridleyi
• Polistes rufidens
• Polistes satan
• Polistes simillimus
• Polistes stabilinus
• Polistes veracrucis
• Polistes versicolor
• Polistes weyrauchorum
• Polistes xanthogaster

Top Observation Places

• Punta Cana
• Kingston
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• Spanish Town
• Portmore