Polistes

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πολιστής (polistḗs, “founder of a city”), from Ancient Greek πολίζειν (polízein, “build a city”), from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “a city”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪs.tiz/

Proper noun

Polistes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – umbrella wasps.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Vespoidea - superfamily; Vespidae - family; Polistinae - subfamily; Polistini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Polistes gallicus - type species

References

Polistes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polistes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polistes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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