''Polybioides'' is a genus of

paper wasp Paper wasps are vespid wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct nests made of gray or brown papery material. Some types of paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, ...

of the sub-family

Polistinae The Polistinae is a subfamily of eusocial wasps belonging to the 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 Vespinae, containin ...

which contains six species which are found in the

Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bi ...

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

and

Indomalayan The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

zoogeographic regions.

Species

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Polybioides angustus ''Polybioides'' is a genus of paper wasp of the sub-family Polistinae which contains six species which are found in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Indomalayan zoogeographic regions. Species *'' Polybioides angustus'' Vecht, 1966 *'' Po ...

'' Vecht, 1966 *''

Polybioides gracilis ''Polybioides'' is a genus of paper wasp of the sub-family Polistinae which contains six species which are found in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Indomalayan zoogeographic regions. Species *''Polybioides angustus'' Vecht, 1966 *'' Pol ...

'' Vecht, 1966 *''

Polybioides melaina ''Polybioides'' is a genus of paper wasp of the sub-family Polistinae which contains six species which are found in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Indomalayan zoogeographic regions. Species *''Polybioides angustus'' Vecht, 1966 *''Poly ...

'' (

Meade-Waldo Edmund Gustavus Bloomfield Meade-Waldo (8 February 1855 – 24 February 1934) was an English ornithologist and conservationist. He is probably best known for his efforts to preserve the red kite in Wales. Meade-Waldo was born in Hever Castle an ...

, 1911) *'' Polybioides psecas'' R. du Buysson, 1913 *''

Polybioides raphigastra ''Polybioides raphigastra'' is a species of social wasp found in the forests of South East Asia and Indonesia. It has recently been placed in the tribe Ropalidiini. This species is known for the downward-spiraling shape of their nests, and for ha ...

'' ( Saussure, 1854) *''

Polybioides tabidus The African swarm-founding wasp, ''Polybioides tabidus'', is a social paper wasp from the order Hymenoptera that is typically found in Central Africa.Turillazzi, S., Francescato, Baldini Tosi, A. E., Carpenter, JM. A distinct caste difference in ...

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Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 1781)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4047181 Vespidae