Angiopolybia is a genus from the tribe Epiponini.[1][2][3] The species was originally described by R L Araujo in 1946.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Epiponini |
| Genus: | Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946 |
Description
editAngiopolybia 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
editThe genus is composed of four species:[3]
Range
editAngiopolybia 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
edit- ^ 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 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.
- ^ "Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
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