Paper wasps are vespid wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct nests made of gray or brown papery material. Some types of paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests.
The genus Tacca, which includes the batflowers and arrowroot, consists of flowering plants in the order Dioscoreales, native to tropical regions of South America, Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and various oceanic islands. In older texts, the genus was treated in its own family Taccaceae, but the 2003 APG II system incorporates it into the family Dioscoreaceae. The APG III and APG IV systems continue to include Tacca in Dioscoreaceae.
Shorea thorelii is a critically endangered tree species, described by Pierre and Lanessan, which is included in the genus Shorea and family Dipterocarpaceae; the species is named after the French botanist Clovis Thorel. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Ropalidiini is a tribe of social wasps inhabiting the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions.
Ropalidia is a large genus of eusocial paper wasps in the tribe Ropalidiini distributed throughout the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions. The genus Ropalidia is unique because it contains both independent and swarm-founding species. Ropalidia romandi is one of the swarm founding species, meaning that new nests are founded by a large group of workers with a smaller number of inseminated females, while Ropalidia revolutionalis is independent-founding, meaning that each nest is founded by a single queen.
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus is a species of solitary mason wasp in the genus Pseudodynerus and family Vespidae, first described by Thomas Say in 1837. It includes the subspecies P. q aztecus.
Acrometopa is a genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Species in this genus are found in Europe and the Middle East.
Lathrolestes is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae and the tribe Perilissini.
Erythropalum is a monotypic genus containing the species Erythropalum scandens and currently placed in Erythropalaceae section of the family Olacaceae. Its native range is India and S. China and Indo-China to Malesia, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. Its name in Vietnamese is dây hương.
Turbinellus flabellatus is a species of fungus in the family Gomphaceae. To date, this species has only been recorded from Japan.
Rhynchospora longisetis is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Robert Brown. No subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Bulbostylis eleocharoides is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Robert Kral and Mark T. Strong. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Carex agglomerata is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Charles Baron Clarke.
Pinguicula antarctica is a species of carnivorous plant from the genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae, described by Vahl.
Cryptocoryne albida is a plant species described by Richard Neville Parker. Cryptocoryne albida is part of the genus Cryptocoryne and the family Araceae. The IUCN categorizes the species globally as least concern. No subspecies are listed.
Elettariopsis smithiae is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Yee Kiew Kam. Elettariopsis smithiae belongs to the genus Elettariopsis and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera australasica is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera australasica is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Sphoeroides greeleyi is a fish species described by Gilbert in 1900. Sphoeroides greeleyi is part of the genus Sphoeroides and the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Apoica pallida, known as the marimbondo-chapéu in Brazil, is a nocturnal eusocial wasp in the subfamily Polistinae.
Polybia dimidiata, also known as the tapiucaba or lamborina in Brazil, is a species of eusocial wasp found in South America.
