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Angiopolybia

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Angiopolybia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Epiponini
Genus: Angiopolybia
Araujo, 1946

Angiopolybia is a genus from the tribe Epiponini.[1][2][3] The species was originally described by R L Araujo in 1946.[3][4]

Description

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Angiopolybia is a Neotropical swarming-founding social wasp. The nests of Angiopolybia are ovoid or bottle-shaped, with a single entry at the lower part.[3]

Taxonomy

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The genus is composed of four species:[3]

Range

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Angiopolybia has been observed from Costa Rica to the south-central region of Brazil, with the exception of Angiopolybia pallens, which only occurs in the northern Atlantic coast of the Amazon. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Pap. Dep. Zool. Sec. Agric., S. Paulo, 7
  2. ^ Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of; Society, American Entomological (1945). Entomological news. Vol. 56. [Philadelphia]: American Entomological Society.
  3. ^ a b c d e Paulo Cézar Salgado Barroso; Rodolpho S T Menezes; Marcio Luiz de Oliveira; Alexandre Somavilla (2 March 2022). "A systematic review of the Neotropical social wasp genus Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): species delimitation, morphological diagnosis, and geographical distribution". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 80: 75–97. doi:10.3897/ASP.80.E71492. ISSN 1863-7221. Wikidata Q115224069.
  4. ^ "Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-11-15.