Microstigmus

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Microstigmus is a genus of small, primitively social wasps known for their unusual nesting behavior and occurrence in tropical regions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Microstigmus canonical 1
Microstigmus comes 1
Microstigmus myersi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
belongsTo subfamily Crabroninae
suborder Apocrita
bodySize small
class Insecta
commonName primitively social wasps
describedAs genus of small wasps
distribution tropical regions
ecologicalRole potential biological control agent
predator of herbivorous insects
family Crabronidae
feedingType predatory
foundIn Central America
Neotropical region
South America
habitat tropical forests
hasBehavior unusual nesting behavior
hasDivisionOfLabor reproductive and non-reproductive females
hasLifeStage adult
egg
larva
pupa
hasMorphology narrow waist (petiole)
stinging ovipositor in females
hasSocialBehavior primitively social
hasSpecies Microstigmus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Microstigmus comes

Microstigmus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Microstigmus myersi

Microstigmus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Microstigmus nigrophthalmus
hasWingedCaste females
insectOrderCommonName wasps, bees and ants
isTypeOf sphecid wasp
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle nest-building
nestSubstrate vegetation
nestType enclosed nests
notableFor primitively eusocial traits
order Hymenoptera
parentTaxon Crabronidae
phylum Arthropoda
preysOn small arthropods
reproductiveBehavior cooperative brood care
reproductiveSystem haplodiploid
socialOrganization small colonies
studiedFor evolution of sociality in wasps
taxonRank genus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stenogastrinae includesTaxon Microstigmus
Microstigmus hasSpecies Microstigmus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Microstigmus comes
Microstigmus hasSpecies Microstigmus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Microstigmus nigrophthalmus
Microstigmus hasSpecies Microstigmus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Microstigmus myersi