Contributing to the understanding of Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae): a new species, and descriptions of the nest of A. obidensis and male of A. zischkai

Zootaxa. 2024 Nov 4;5536(2):315-324. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.2.7.

Abstract

Despite being a small genus, much remains unknown about the Neotropical social wasp genus Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946 (Polistinae: Epiponini). Here we describe the new species A. obscuriorina Barroso, sp. nov., the nest of A. obidensis (Ducke, 1904) and a hitherto unknown male of A. zischkai Richards, 1978.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution*
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Female
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Wasps* / anatomy & histology
  • Wasps* / classification