Brachygastra
| Brachygastra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Vespoidea |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Epiponini |
| Genus: | Brachygastra Perty, 1833 |
| species | |
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12 species | |
Brachygastra is a small genus of Neotropical paper wasps, sometimes referred to as honey wasps, and well known as being one of the few types of insects other than various bees that produce and store honey.
Selected species
- Brachygastra azteca
- Brachygastra lecheguana
- Brachygastra mellifica
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