Eumenidae
Abispa splendida (Guerin, 1838)
Abispa splendida (Guerin, 1838)
Abispa splendida is a large black-and-orange wasp found in Australia and Indonesia
Abispa ephippium (Fabricius, 1775)
Abispa ephippium (Fabricius, 1775)
Abispa ephippium is a species of potter wasp with distinct orange and black coloration.
Gymnomerus laevipes (Shuckard, 1837)
Gymnomerus laevipes (Shuckard, 1837)
Gymnomerus laevipes, the only species in its monotypic genus, is a black-and-yellow Palearctic mason wasp that nests in hollow plant stems.
Zethus slossonae Fox, 1892
Zethus slossonae Fox, 1892
Zethus slossonae, or Slosson's mason wasp, is a stinging wasp species in the Vespidae family.
Polybia dimidiata (Olivier, 1791)
Polybia dimidiata (Olivier, 1791)
Polybia dimidiata is a species of eusocial wasp native to South America, known as tapiucaba or lamborina in Brazil.
Polybia rejecta (Fabricius, 1798)
Polybia rejecta (Fabricius, 1798)
Polybia rejecta is a mostly black Neotropical wasp that forms defensive associations with ants, frogs, and birds.
Polybia occidentalis (Olivier, 1791)
Polybia occidentalis (Olivier, 1791)
Polybia occidentalis is a neotropic black and yellow wasp ranging from Mexico to northern Argentina, living in seasonally wet-dry tropical forests.
Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896
Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896
Polybia paulista is an eusocial wasp from South America with a venom peptide that may act as a cancer treatment.
Polybia emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia emaciata is a common neotropical eusocial wasp, recognized by its distinct closed pear-shaped nest.
Polybia sericea (Olivier, 1792)
Polybia sericea (Olivier, 1792)
Polybia sericea is a medium-sized dark wasp from South America that builds enclosed carton nests in trees and shrubs.
Polybia ignobilis (Haliday, 1836)
Polybia ignobilis (Haliday, 1836)
Polybia ignobilis is a black medium-sized South American wasp that occasionally pollinates the flower Distimake aegyptius.
Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)
Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791)
Polistes dominula is a widely distributed yellow-black paper wasp with social hierarchies, whose proteins are used for waterproofing biodegradable drones.
Polistes gallicus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Polistes gallicus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Polistes gallicus is a species of paper wasp with distinct yellow-black markings, found across much of Europe, northwest Africa, and introduced to North America and Chile.
Polistes chinensis (Fabricius, 1793)
Polistes chinensis (Fabricius, 1793)
Polistes chinensis, the Asian paper wasp, is a East Asian wasp with an invasive subspecies in multiple regions, known for worker egg policing.
Polistes nimpha (Christ, 1791)
Polistes nimpha (Christ, 1791)
Polistes nimpha is a small paper wasp species with described morphology, habitat preferences, and a univoltine annual colony cycle.
Polistes biglumis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Polistes biglumis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Polistes biglumis is a species of paper wasp mainly found in Southern European mountain areas with a truncated four-month colony cycle.
Polistes africanus Pal.de Beauv.
Polistes africanus Pal.de Beauv.
Polistes africanus is a species of paper wasp that is found across multiple locations in Africa.
Polistes badius Gerst., 1873
Polistes badius Gerst., 1873
Polistes badius is a Polistes subgenus wasp species first described by Gerstaecker in 1873.
Polistes olivaceus (Deg., 1773)
Polistes olivaceus (Deg., 1773)
Polistes olivaceus is a paper wasp species native to India and East Asia that has been introduced to other regions worldwide.
Polistes humilis (Fabricius, 1781)
Polistes humilis (Fabricius, 1781)
Polistes humilis is a native Australian paper wasp introduced to New Zealand, identifiable by its slender, banded tannish-red body and cone-shaped grey nests.
Polistes stigma (Fabricius, 1793)
Polistes stigma (Fabricius, 1793)
Polistes stigma is a Paleotropical paper wasp species widely distributed from India to Australia, Taiwan, and Fiji.
Polistes japonicus de Saussure, 1858
Polistes japonicus de Saussure, 1858
Polistes japonicus de Saussure, 1858 is a paper wasp species with distinct traits and a distribution across East and Central Asia.
Polistes snelleni de Saussure, 1862
Polistes snelleni de Saussure, 1862
Polistes snelleni is a black-and-yellow paper wasp native to East Asia, that builds vertical single-comb nests in temperate open habitats.
Polistes fastidiosus de Saussure, 1853
Polistes fastidiosus de Saussure, 1853
Polistes fastidiosus de Saussure, 1853 is a paper wasp species found across parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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