Angiopolybia


Angiopolybia is a genus from the tribe Epiponini. The species was originally described by R L Araujo in 1946.

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.

Taxonomy

The genus is composed of four species:Angiopolybia pallensAngiopolybia paraensisAngiopolybia 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.