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Honey Wasps and Allies
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Honey Wasps and Allies

Epiponini

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.

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19 branches of this tribe, most-observed first

Long-waisted Honey Wasps

genusPolybia

Honey Wasps

genusBrachygastra

Warrior Wasps

genusSynoeca

Gregarious Paper Wasps

genusAgelaia

Nocturnal Paper Wasps

genusApoica

Parachartergus

genusParachartergus

Protopolybia

genusProtopolybia

Metapolybia

genusMetapolybia

Epipona

genusEpipona

Angiopolybia

genusAngiopolybia

Protonectarina

genusProtonectarina

Bell Wasps

genusChartergus

Pseudopolybia

genusPseudopolybia

Charterginus

genusCharterginus

Chartergellus

genusChartergellus

Leipomeles

genusLeipomeles

Asteloeca

genusAsteloeca

Nectarinella

genusNectarinella

Clypearia

genusClypearia

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 531700.