''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial

wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...

s ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people.

Species

*'' Rutilotrixa lateralis'' ( Walker, 1849) *'' Rutilotrixa diversa'' ( Paramonov, 1954) *'' Polybia aequatorialis'' Zavattari, 1906 *'' Polybia affinis'' Buysson, 1908 *'' Polybia anglica'' Cockerell, 1921 *'' Polybia barbouri'' Bequard, 1943 *''

Polybia batesi ''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people. Species *'' Rutilotrixa lateralis'' (Walker, 1849) *'' Rutilot ...

'' Richards, 1978 *'' Polybia belemensis'' Richards, 1970 *'' Polybia bicytarella'' Richards, 1951 *'' Polybia bifasciata'' Saussure, 1854 *''

Polybia bistriata ''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people. Species *'' Rutilotrixa lateralis'' (Walker, 1849) *'' Rutilot ...

'' ( Fabricius, 1804) *''

Polybia brunnea ''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people. Species *'' Rutilotrixa lateralis'' (Walker, 1849) *'' Rutilot ...

'' ( Curtis, 1844) *''

Polybia brunneiceps ''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people. Species *'' Rutilotrixa lateralis'' (Walker, 1849) *'' Rutilot ...

'' Cameron, 1912 *''

Polybia catillifex ''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people. Species *'' Rutilotrixa lateralis'' (Walker, 1849) *'' Rutilot ...

'' Moebius, 1856 *'' Polybia chrysothorax'' (Lichtenstein) *'' Polybia depressa'' (Ducke, 1905) *'' Polybia diguetana'' Buysson, 1905 *'' Polybia dimidiata'' (

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, 1791) *'' Polybia dimorpha'' Richards, 1978 *'' Polybia divisoria'' Richards, 1978 *'' Polybia eberhardae'' Cooper, 1993 *''

Polybia emaciata ''Polybia emaciata '' is a Neotropical swarm founding wasp that is mainly found in South America. This eusocial species has a unique colony structure in which multiple queens are present. Workers and queens are not morphologically distinct, but t ...

'' Lucas, 1879 *'' Polybia erythrothoraxla'' Richards, 1978 *'' Polybia fastidiosuscula'' Saussure, 1854 *'' Polybia ficaria'' Richards, 1978 *'' Polybia flavifrons'' Smith, 1857 *'' Polybia flavitincta'' Fox, 1898 *'' Polybia fulvicauda'' Cameron, 1912 *'' Polybia furnaria'' Ihering, 1904 *'' Polybia gorytoides'' Fox, 1898 *'' Polybia ignobilis'' ( Haliday, 1836) *'' Polybia incerta'' Ducke ,1907 *'' Polybia invertita'' Giordani Soika, 1965 *'' Polybia jurinei'' Saussure, 1854 *'' Polybia juruana'' Ihering, 1904 *'' Polybia laboriosa'' Saussure, 1853 *''

Polybia liliacea ''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people. Species *'' Rutilotrixa lateralis'' (Walker, 1849) *'' Rutilotri ...

'' ( Fabricius, 1804) *'' Polybia luctuosus'' Smith, 1858 *'' Polybia lugubris'' Saussure, 1854 *'' Polybia micans'' Ducke, 1904 *'' Polybia minarum'' Ducke, 1906 *'' Polybia nausica'' Richards, 1951 *'' Polybia nidulatrix'' Bequard, 1933 *'' Polybia nigriceps'' Zavattari, 1906 *'' Polybia nigrina'' Richards, 1978 *'' Polybia oblita'' Cockerell, 1921 *'' Polybia occidentalis'' (

, 1791) *'' Polybia parvula'' *'' Polybia parvulina'' Richards, 1970 *'' Polybia paulista'' Ihering, 1896 *'' Polybia platycephala'' Richards, 1951 *'' Polybia plebeja'' Saussure, 1867 *'' Polybia procellosa'' Zavattari ,1906 *'' Polybia pseudospilonota'' Giordani Soika, 1965 *'' Polybia punctata'' Buysson, 1908 *'' Polybia quadricincta'' Saussure, 1854 *'' Polybia raui'' Bequard, 1933 *''

Polybia rejecta ''Polybia rejecta'' is a species of social wasp found in the Neotropics region of the world. It was discovered by Fabricius in South America in the 1790s. The wasp is associated with many other organisms, particularly specific species of ants ...

'' ( Fabricius, 1798) *'' Polybia richardsi'' Cooper, 1993 *'' Polybia ruficeps'' Schrottky, 1902 *'' Polybia rufitarsis'' Ducke ,1904 *'' Polybia scrobalis'' Richards, 1970 *'' Polybia scutellaris'' (White, 1841) *'' Polybia selvana'' Carpenter, 2002 *''

Polybia sericea ''Polybia sericea'' is a social, tropical wasp of the family Vespidae that can be found in South America. It founds its colonies by swarming migrations, and feeds on nectar and arthropods. ''P. sericea'' is medium in size, and has a dark-color ...

'' (

, 1792) *'' Polybia signata'' Ducke ,1910 *'' Polybia simillima'' Smith, 1862 *'' Polybia singularis'' Ducke ,1909 *'' Polybia spilonota'' Cameron, 1904 *'' Polybia spinifex'' Richards, 1978 *'' Polybia striata'' ( Fabricius, 1787) *'' Polybia sulciscutis'' Cameron, 1912 *'' Polybia tinctipennis'' Fox, 1898 *'' Polybia uruguayensis'' Giordani Soika, 1965 *'' Polybia velutina'' Ducke ,1907 Polybia scutellaris nest

References

Vespidae Hymenoptera genera Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier {{Vespidae-stub