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Long-waisted Honey Wasps
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Long-waisted Honey Wasps

Polybia

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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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Myrapetra

subgenusMyrapetra

Trichinothorax

subgenusTrichinothorax

Formicicola

subgenusFormicicola

Mud-nesting Paper Wasps

subgenusPedothoeca

Polybia

subgenusPolybia

Apopolybia

subgenusApopolybia

Cylindroeca

subgenusCylindroeca

Alpha

subgenusAlpha

Furnariana

subgenusFurnariana

Platypolybia

subgenusPlatypolybia

Synoecoides

subgenusSynoecoides

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Recorded sightings

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