Biology:Polybia
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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.[1]
Species
There are 59 extant species of Polybia divided into 11 subgenera.[2]
Polybia (Alpha) de Saussure, 1854
- Polybia bifasciata Saussure, 1854
- Polybia signata Ducke, 1910
- Polybia quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) Richards, 1978
- Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
- Polybia simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) Richards, 1978
- Polybia dimidiata (Olivier, 1791)
Polybia (Formicicola) Richards, 1978
- Polybia rejecta (Fabricius, 1798)
Polybia (Furnariana) Richards, 1978
- Polybia furnaria Ihering, 1904
- Polybia richardsi Cooper, 1993
Polybia (Myrapetra) White, 1841
- Polybia aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
- Polybia barbouri Bequard, 1943
- Polybia belemensis Richards, 1970
- Polybia bicyttarella Richards, 1951
- Polybia bistriata (Fabricius, 1804)
- Polybia catillifex Moebius, 1856
- Polybia dimorpha Richards, 1978
- Polybia divisoria Richards, 1978
- Polybia erythrothorax Richards, 1978
- Polybia fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
- Polybia ficaria Richards, 1978
- Polybia flavifrons Smith, 1857
- Polybia juruana Ihering, 1904
- Polybia nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
- Polybia occidentalis (Olivier, 1791)
- Polybia parvulina Richards, 1970
- Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896
- Polybia platycephala Richards, 1951
- Polybia plebeja Saussure, 1867[3]
- Polybia roraimae Raw, 2000
- Polybia ruficeps Schrottky, 1902
- Polybia scrobalis Richards, 1970
- Polybia scutellaris (White, 1841)
- Polybia selvana Carpenter, 2002
Polybia (Pedothoeca) Richards, 1978
- Polybia brunnea (Curtis, 1844)
- Polybia emaciata Lucas, 1879
- Polybia singularis Ducke, 1909
- Polybia spinifex Richards, 1978
Polybia (Platypolybia) Richards, 1978
- Polybia incerta Ducke, 1907
- Polybia procellosa Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Polybia) Lepeletier, 1836
- Polybia liliacea (Fabricius, 1804)
- Polybia striata (Fabricius, 1787)
Polybia (Synoecoides) Ducke, 1905
- Polybia depressa (Ducke, 1905)
Polybia (Trichinothorax) Carpenter & Day, 1988
- Polybia affinis Buysson, 1908
- Polybia batesi Richards, 1978
- Polybia chrysothorax (Lichtenstein)
- Polybia eberhardae Cooper, 1993
- Polybia flavitincta Fox, 1898
- Polybia gorytoides Fox, 1898
- Polybia ignobilis (Haliday, 1836)
- Polybia lugubris Saussure, 1854
- Polybia micans Ducke, 1904
- Polybia minarum Ducke, 1906
- Polybia nigrina Richards, 1978
- Polybia punctata Buysson, 1908
- Polybia raui Bequard, 1933
- Polybia rufitarsis Ducke, 1904
- Polybia sericea (Olivier, 1792)
- Polybia tinctipennis Fox, 1898
- Polybia velutina Ducke, 1907
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Polybia (Apopolybia) jurinei -
Polybia (Formicicola) rejecta -
Polybia (Myrapetra) paulista nest -
Polybia (Myrapetra) plebeja -
Polybia (Myrapetra) ruficeps ruficeps -
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris nest in the State of Paraná, Brazil -
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata -
Polybia (Trichinothorax) affinis -
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta -
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis -
Polybia (Trichinothorax) selvana -
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea
Fossil species
- Polybia anglica Cockerell, 1921
- Polybia oblita Cockerell, 1921
References
- ↑ Santolaya, A.A.; Gentile, J.M. (1953). "[Analysis of honey from Polybia scutellaris (Camuati)]". Rev Fac Cienc Med Univ Nac Cordoba 11 (1–2): 227–32. PMID 13100998.
- ↑ James M. Carpenter. "Tentative Checklist of the Polistine Tribe Epiponini". IUNH. http://iunh2.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/wasp/Epiponini/epiponini.htm. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ Carpenter, James M. (2011). "Notes on Types of Some American Wasps in the Spinola Collection". Entomologica Americana 117 (3): 121-126. doi:10.1664/11-RA-002.1.
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