Agelaia
E380749
Agelaia is a genus of social wasps in the subfamily Polistinae, known for forming large, often aggressive colonies in the Neotropical region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agelaia canonical | 1 |
| Agelaia vicina | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ wasp genus ⓘ |
| behavior |
eusocial
ⓘ
forms large colonies ⓘ often aggressive colonies ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Apocrita
ⓘ
surface form:
Aculeata
|
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyFounding | swarm founding by groups of workers and queens ⓘ |
| colonySize | very large ⓘ |
| commonName | social wasps ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of social wasps in the subfamily Polistinae ⓘ |
| diet |
predatory
ⓘ
scavenging ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
predator of other insects
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ |
| family | Vespidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Central America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Neotropical region ⓘ |
| habitat |
human-modified environments
ⓘ
savannas ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | caste system with queens and workers ⓘ |
| isA | social wasp genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| medicalRelevance | stings can cause severe allergic reactions in humans ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Neotropical realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
|
| nestingHabit | swarm-founding ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Agelaia multipicta
ⓘ
Agelaia pallipes ⓘ Agelaia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Agelaia vicina
|
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Polistinae
ⓘ
Vespidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| region | New World tropics ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | polygynous colonies (multiple queens) ⓘ |
| researchUse | model for studies of social behavior in wasps ⓘ |
| sting | painful ⓘ |
| subfamily | Polistinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tribe | Epiponini ⓘ |
| venom | contains bioactive peptides ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agelaia vicina