Epiponini
Appearance
Epiponini | |
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Polybia sp. and nest | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Vespidae |
Subfamily: | Polistinae |
Tribe: | Epiponini |
Genera | |
Synonyms | |
Polybiini |
The Epiponini (formerly known as Polybiini) are a large and diverse tribe of social wasps inhabiting the Neotropical region, with some species' ranges extending into the Nearctic region.
Selected species
- Apoica pallens
- Leipomeles dorsata
- Parachartergus apicalis
- Parachartergus colobopterus
- Polybia sericea
- Protopolybia exigua
- Synoeca cyanea
- Brachygastra mellifica