''Parachartergus'' is a genus of
epiponine social wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th ...
s belonging to the subfamily
Polistinae
The Polistinae is a subfamily of eusocial wasps belonging to the Family (biology), family Vespidae. They are closely related to the more familiar wasps (“yellowjackets” as they are called in North America) and true hornets of the subfamily V ...
. Species include:
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Parachartergus amazonensis''
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Parachartergus apicalis
''Parachartergus apicalis'' is a species of wasp in the Polistinae subfamily, found in the Neotropics. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1804. In Honduras, they are known as ', which translates into English as "white wings".
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'' - known to form mutualistic relationships with
treehopper
Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family (biology), family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species ...
s. The male genitalia are noted for their movements of "startling complexity".
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Parachartergus aztecus''
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Parachartergus colobopterus'' - unusually nests contain several queens. The species is docile, preferring to leave the nest than mount an attack.
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Parachartergus griseus'' (Fox, 1898)
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Parachartergus fasciipennis'' (Ducke, 1905)
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*'' Parachartergus flavofasciatus'']Parachartergus fraternus
''Parachartergus fraternus'' is a neotropical, swarm founding, polistine wasp species that is distributed throughout Central and South America.Leonardo, Paula C., Flavio R. Andrade, and Fabio Prezoto. "Foraging Behavior in the Neotropical Swarm- ...
'' (Gribodo, 1892) - closely related to ''P. apicalis'' and has been studied extensively
*'' Parachartergus fulgidipennis''[
*'' Parachartergus smithii'']
References
Vespidae
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