Polybia

Polybia
Polybia (Myrapetra) rufipes in the Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Tribe: Epiponini
Genus: Polybia
Lepeletier, 1836
Type species
Polistes liliacea
Fabricius, 1804
Species

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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.

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