
Ropalidia fita Polašek, 2025 Observations. Mozambique • 3 ♀♀, nest; Muanza, Sofala; 19.01092°S, 34.67708°E; 1 Oct 2024; obs Ismenia Sitoe; (Sitoe 2024) Zambia • 4 ♀♀, 2 nests; J. Lazy J. Sanctuary, Lusaka Central, Lusaka; 15.49645°S, 28.45342°E; 22 Nov 2020 and 31 Oct 2021; obs Nico Vromant; (Vromant 2020, 2021). Nest. This species builds elongated nests, with a 2 * n formula (Sitoe 2024). The cell wall is ferruginous, with lightly greenish horizontal streaks, and whitish cocoon caps with cell wall pulp on their surface (Vromant 2020).
Published as part of Polašek, Ozren, 2026, Description of the male of Ropalidia chromis Polašek, 2024 with further biological notes on the African species of the genus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae), pp. 1-18 in African Invertebrates 67 (1) on pages 1-18, DOI: 10.3897/afrinvertebr.67.162082
Vespidae, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia, Biodiversity, Ropalidia, Hymenoptera, Ropalidia fita, Taxonomy
Vespidae, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia, Biodiversity, Ropalidia, Hymenoptera, Ropalidia fita, Taxonomy
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