Angiopolybia
| Angiopolybia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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
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
The genus is composed of four species:[3]
- Angiopolybia pallens
- Angiopolybia paraensis
- Angiopolybia obidensis
- Angiopolybia zischkai
Range
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. Species boundaries are frequently hard to delimit due to intraspecific morphological variation.[3]
References
- ^ Pap. Dep. Zool. Sec. Agric., S. Paulo, 7
- ^ Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of; Society, American Entomological (1945). Entomological news. Vol. 56. [Philadelphia]: American Entomological Society.
- ^ a b c d e Paulo Cézar Salgado Barroso; Rodolpho Santos Telles 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.
- ^ "Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- Media related to Angiopolybia at Wikimedia Commons