Epiponini

Epiponini
Polybia sp. and nest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Epiponini
Genera
Synonyms

Polybiini

The Epiponini (formerly known as Polybiini) are a large and diverse tribe of social wasps inhabiting the Neotropical region, with some species' ranges extending into the Nearctic region.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Noll, Fernando B.; da Silva, Marjorie; Soleman, Raduan A.; Lopes, Rogério B.; Grandinete, Yuri C.; Almeida, Eduardo A. B.; Wenzel, John W.; Carpenter, James M. (August 2021). "Marimbondos: systematics, biogeography, and evolution of social behaviour of neotropical swarm-founding wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Epiponini)". Cladistics. 37 (4): 423–441. doi:10.1111/cla.12446. ISSN 0748-3007. PMID 34478190.