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Based on these data, a second, comprehensive search was carried out at the same repositories with specific search queries (e.g., “Polistes aurifer” + “French Polynesia”) to obtain precise data referring to first records of introductions and invasive range for each recorded taxon and area. This second search was used to generate our final dataset.","qualityControl":"To check for data quality and clean the final dataset, we referred to the GBIF (2025) database, as well as comprehensive and authoritative social Vespidae checklists published by Carpenter (1996) and Carpenter and Brown (2022). 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This research was funded as part of a Whakarau Whakaaro\n| Germinating Ideas grant (Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research/ Ministry of\nBusiness, Innovation & Employment of New Zealand).","pubDate":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000+00:00","maintenanceUpdateFrequency":"AS_NEEDED","maintenanceDescription":"This dataset may be updated as new introductions or establishments are confirmed for the area of interest.","license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","dwca":{"coreType":"http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon","extensions":[],"modified":"2026-10-01T12:01:14.680+00:00"},"approximateCounts":{"occurrenceCount":0,"nameUsageCount":35}}