Stenogastrinae
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Stenogastrinae is a subfamily of social wasps known as hover wasps, characterized by their hovering flight and primitively eusocial behavior, primarily found in tropical Asia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
taxon
→
wasp subfamily → |
| behavior |
primitively eusocial
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|
| characteristic |
hovering flight
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| class |
Insecta
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|
| commonName |
hover wasps
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|
| communication |
use of chemical cues
→
use of visual signals → |
| distribution |
Indomalayan region
→
Southeast Asia → tropical Asia → |
| family |
Vespidae
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|
| firstDescribedBy |
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
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| flightStyle |
hovering near nest entrance
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|
| foragingBehavior |
collects nectar
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predatory on small arthropods → |
| habitat |
forest edges
→
near streams and water bodies → shaded understory → |
| higherClassification |
Apocrita
→
Hymenoptera → Vespoidea → |
| includesTaxon |
Anischnogaster
→
Eustenogaster → Liostenogaster → Metischnogaster → Microstigmus → Parischnogaster → Stenogaster → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
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|
| morphologicalTrait |
elongated metasoma
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relatively long legs → slender body → |
| nestingBehavior |
build small nests
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nests often on vegetation → |
| order |
Hymenoptera
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|
| parentTaxon |
Vespidae
→
Vespinae–Eumeninae clade → |
| phylum |
Arthropoda
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| reproductiveSystem |
queen–worker dimorphism weak or absent
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|
| socialBehavior |
cooperative brood care
→
overlapping generations in colonies → reproductive division of labor (incomplete) → |
| socialStructure |
dominance hierarchies
→
small colonies → |
| studiedIn |
eusociality evolution
→
social evolution research → |
| taxonomicRank |
subfamily
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Vespidae
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containsSubfamily |