| Epiponini | |
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| Polybia sp. and nest | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Epiponini |
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| Synonyms | |
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Polybiini | |
The Epiponini (formerly known as Polybiini) are a large and diverse tribe of social wasps inhabiting the Neotropical region, with some species' ranges extending into the Nearctic region.
Selected species
- Apoica pallens
- Leipomeles dorsata
- Parachartergus apicalis
- Parachartergus colobopterus
- Polybia sericea
- Protopolybia exigua
- Synoeca cyanea
- Brachygastra mellifica
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