Brachygastra

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Brachygastra is a genus of social wasps known for their swollen abdomens and honey-like nectar storage, found primarily in Central and South America.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Brachygastra canonical 1
Brachygastra lecheguana 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
wasp genus ⓘ
behavior eusocial ⓘ
belongsTo subfamily Polistinae of paper wasps ⓘ
bodyFeature enlarged gaster ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
colonyType perennial colonies ⓘ
commonName honey wasps ⓘ
communication use of chemical signals ⓘ
describedAs honey-storing wasps ⓘ
diet honeydew ⓘ
nectar ⓘ
other insect prey ⓘ
distribution Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
ecologicalRole pollinator ⓘ
predator of other insects ⓘ
family Vespidae ⓘ
habitat subtropical regions ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ
hasCharacteristic produces honey-like substance ⓘ
social wasps ⓘ
stores nectar ⓘ
swollen abdomen ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nestingSite shrubs ⓘ
trees ⓘ
nestType paper nests ⓘ
notableBehavior storage of large quantities of nectar ⓘ
notableSpecies Brachygastra lecheguana ⓘ
linked to: Brachygastra

Brachygastra mellifica ⓘ
order Hymenoptera ⓘ
parentTaxon Polistinae ⓘ
Vespidae ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
pollinationRole pollinator of native plants ⓘ
region Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
reproductiveCastes males ⓘ
queens ⓘ
workers ⓘ
subfamily Polistinae ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polistinae → hasMember → Brachygastra ⓘ
Brachygastra → notableSpecies → Brachygastra lecheguana ⓘ
linked to: Brachygastra