Polybia ignobilis

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Polybia ignobilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Genus: Polybia
Species:
P. ignobilis
Binomial name
Polybia ignobilis
(Haliday, 1836)
Synonyms [1]
  • Polistes ignobilisHaliday, 1836
  • Polybia atrade Saussure, 1854
  • Polybia nigrade Saussure
  • Polybia socialisde Saussure, 1854

Polybia ignobilis is a species of wasp in the Vespidae family. It is a medium-sized wasp, completely black, except for the back of the wings, which is lighter than the front. It forms numerous colonies in cavities inside tree trunks, house foundations, stone fences, etc. It is found in South America. [2]

It sometimes pollinates the flower Distimake aegyptius . [3]

References

  1. "Polybia ignobilis (Haliday, 1836)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  2. "Polybia ignobilis". CABI Compendium. CABI Compendium 42334. 22 November 2019. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.42334.
  3. Ximenes Portela, Luís; Souza, Elnatan (2023). "Reproductive biology and floral visitors of Distimake aegyptius (Convolvulaceae) in the Caatinga: a comparative study". Essentia - Revista de Cultura Ciência e Tecnologia da UVA. 24 (1).