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Needle-waisted Paper Wasps
Belonogaster
Belonogaster (belone - "needle", gaster - "belly") is a large genus of mainly Afrotropical quasisocial wasps, although some species occur in Arabia and two extend as far as India. They have characteristics of both the eusocial and the solitary wasps. Belonogaster constructs communal paper nests where the grubs are fed on masticated, soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars. The type species is Belonogaster juncea, which consists of two subspecies: Belonogaster juncea colonialis and Belonogaster juncea juncea. Belanogaster...
30 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Belonogaster lateritia
speciesBelonogaster lateritia
Belonogaster juncea
speciesBelonogaster juncea
Belonogaster dubia
speciesBelonogaster dubia
Belonogaster guerini
speciesBelonogaster guerini
Belonogaster saussurei
speciesBelonogaster saussurei
Belonogaster dayi
speciesBelonogaster dayi
Belonogaster madecassa
speciesBelonogaster madecassa
Belonogaster facialis
speciesBelonogaster facialis
Belonogaster petiolata
speciesBelonogaster petiolata
Belonogaster meneliki
speciesBelonogaster meneliki
Belonogaster eumenoides
speciesBelonogaster eumenoides
Belonogaster clypeata
speciesBelonogaster clypeata
Belonogaster grisea
speciesBelonogaster grisea
Belonogaster bicolor
speciesBelonogaster bicolor
Belonogaster vadoni
speciesBelonogaster vadoni
Belonogaster brevipetiolata
speciesBelonogaster brevipetiolata
Belonogaster punctilla
speciesBelonogaster punctilla
Belonogaster atrata
speciesBelonogaster atrata
Belonogaster prasina
speciesBelonogaster prasina
Belonogaster fanemitra
speciesBelonogaster fanemitra
Belonogaster junceus
speciesBelonogaster junceus
Belonogaster abyssinicus
speciesBelonogaster abyssinicus
Belonogaster adenensis
speciesBelonogaster adenensis
Belonogaster agilis
speciesBelonogaster agilis
Belonogaster brunneus
speciesBelonogaster brunneus
Belonogaster filiventris
speciesBelonogaster filiventris
Belonogaster saevus
speciesBelonogaster saevus
Belonogaster turbulenta
speciesBelonogaster turbulenta
Belonogaster vasseae
speciesBelonogaster vasseae
Belonogaster acaulis
speciesBelonogaster acaulis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 346053.