Belonogaster

E380756

genus taxon

Belonogaster is a genus of African paper wasps known for building characteristic carton nests and exhibiting complex social behavior.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Belonogaster canonical	1
Belonogaster juncea	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade	Apocrita ⓘ surface form: Aculeata
buildingBehavior	constructs open comb nests ⓘ nests often without outer envelope ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
colonyCycle	annual in many species ⓘ
colonyOrganization	queen and worker castes ⓘ
commonName	African paper wasps ⓘ
communication	chemical signals ⓘ tactile signals ⓘ
defenseBehavior	alarm recruitment ⓘ stinging ⓘ
describedBy	Jules Pierre Rambur ⓘ
describedInYear	1854 ⓘ
diet	adults feed on carbohydrates ⓘ carnivorous larvae ⓘ
distribution	sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
ecologicalRole	pollinators of some plants ⓘ predators of herbivorous insects ⓘ
family	Vespidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior	collects nectar ⓘ predatory on other insects ⓘ
habitat	human settlements ⓘ savannas ⓘ woodlands ⓘ
hasLarvalStage	holometabolous development ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies	Belonogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Belonogaster juncea
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ
nestAttachment	often suspended from vegetation ⓘ
nestMaterial	chewed plant fibers ⓘ wood fibers ⓘ
nestType	carton nest ⓘ
order	Hymenoptera ⓘ
overwinteringStage	fertilized females in some species ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
reproductiveDivisionOfLabor	present ⓘ
sexDetermination	haplodiploid ⓘ
socialBehavior	complex social behavior ⓘ
socialStructure	eusocial ⓘ
studiedFor	colony organization in wasps ⓘ evolution of sociality ⓘ
subfamily	Polistinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tribe	Ropalidia ⓘ surface form: Ropalidiini

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

Polistinae → hasMember → Belonogaster ⓘ

Belonogaster → hasTypeSpecies → Belonogaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belonogaster juncea