Synoeca chalibea
| Synoeca chalibea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Epiponini |
| Genus: | Synoeca |
| Species: | S. chalibea |
| Binomial name | |
| Synoeca chalibea Saussure, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Synoeca chalybea Saussure, 1854 Lapsus calami | |
Synoeca chalibea is a swarm-founding social wasp that ranges from Costa Rica to Brazil. The species name was originally published in 1852 as chalibea, but misspelled as chalybea in most subsequent publications.[1]
References
- ^ Richards, Owain Westmacott (1978). The social wasps of the Americas, excluding the Vespinae. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 181–182. ISBN 0565007858.