Metapolybia

E380753

genus taxon

Metapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for forming complex colonies in the Neotropical region.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup	Neotropical swarm-founding wasps ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
colonyOrganization	age-related task allocation ⓘ division of labor between queens and workers ⓘ
commonName	social wasps ⓘ
communicationMethod	pheromone-based recruitment ⓘ
defenseBehavior	group defense of nest ⓘ
describedAs	genus of social wasps ⓘ
diet	nectar feeding ⓘ predatory on arthropods ⓘ
ecologicalRole	pollinator ⓘ predator of herbivorous insects ⓘ
family	Vespidae ⓘ
firstDescriptionCentury	19th century ⓘ
foundInBiogeographicRegion	Central America ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ surface form: Neotropics South America ⓘ
habitat	human-modified landscapes ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ
hasBehavior	colony nesting ⓘ eusociality ⓘ swarm founding ⓘ
hasMorphologicalTrait	paper nest construction from plant fibers ⓘ workers and queens morphologically similar ⓘ
hasSpeciesCount	multiple described species ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifeCycle	perennial or long-lasting colonies ⓘ
nestType	enveloped paper nests ⓘ multi-comb nests ⓘ
order	Hymenoptera ⓘ
parentTaxon	Polistinae ⓘ Vespidae ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy	swarm-based colony founding ⓘ
socialStructure	complex colonies ⓘ multiple queens ⓘ
subfamily	Polistinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
threats	habitat loss ⓘ pesticide exposure ⓘ

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

Polistinae → hasMember → Metapolybia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polybia

Polistinae → hasMember → Metapolybia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pseudopolybia