Polybia is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people.
Species There are 59 extant species of Polybia divided into 11 subgenera.
Polybia (Alpha) de Saussure, 1854 Polybia bifasciata Saussure, 1854 Polybia signata Ducke, 1910 Polybia quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) Richards, 1978 Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854 Polybia simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) Richards, 1978 Polybia dimidiata (Olivier, 1791)
Polybia (Formicicola) Richards, 1978 Polybia rejecta (Fabricius, 1798)
Polybia (Furnariana) Richards, 1978 Polybia furnaria Ihering, 1904 Polybia richardsi Cooper, 1993
Polybia (Myrapetra) White, 1841 Polybia aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906 Polybia barbouri Bequard, 1943 Polybia belemensis Richards, 1970 Polybia bicyttarella Richards, 1951 Polybia bistriata (Fabricius, 1804) Polybia catillifex Moebius, 1856 Polybia dimorpha Richards, 1978 Polybia divisoria Richards, 1978 Polybia erythrothorax Richards, 1978 Polybia fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854 Polybia ficaria Richards, 1978 Polybia flavifrons Smith, 1857 Polybia juruana Ihering, 1904 Polybia nidulatrix Bequard, 1933 Polybia occidentalis (Olivier, 1791) Polybia parvulina Richards, 1970 Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896 Polybia platycephala Richards, 1951 Polybia plebeja Saussure, 1867 Polybia roraimae Raw, 2000 Polybia ruficeps Schrottky, 1902 Polybia scrobalis Richards, 1970 Polybia scutellaris (White, 1841) Polybia selvana Carpenter, 2002
Polybia (Pedothoeca) Richards, 1978 Polybia brunnea (Curtis, 1844) Polybia emaciata Lucas, 1879 Polybia singularis Ducke, 1909 Polybia spinifex Richards, 1978
Polybia (Platypolybia) Richards, 1978 Polybia incerta Ducke, 1907 Polybia procellosa Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Polybia) Lepeletier, 1836 Polybia liliacea (Fabricius, 1804) Polybia striata (Fabricius, 1787)
Polybia (Synoecoides) Ducke, 1905 Polybia depressa (Ducke, 1905)
Polybia (Trichinothorax) Carpenter & Day, 1988 Polybia affinis Buysson, 1908 Polybia batesi Richards, 1978 Polybia chrysothorax (Lichtenstein) Polybia eberhardae Cooper, 1993 Polybia flavitincta Fox, 1898 Polybia gorytoides Fox, 1898 Polybia ignobilis (Haliday, 1836) Polybia lugubris Saussure, 1854 Polybia micans Ducke, 1904 Polybia minarum Ducke, 1906 Polybia nigrina Richards, 1978 Polybia punctata Buysson, 1908 Polybia raui Bequard, 1933 Polybia rufitarsis Ducke, 1904 Polybia sericea (Olivier, 1792) Polybia tinctipennis Fox, 1898 Polybia velutina Ducke, 1907
Fossil species Polybia anglica Cockerell, 1921 Polybia oblita Cockerell, 1921
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