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Polybioides raphigastra
approx. 13mm a female - P.raphigastra is among 6 known species in the genus... 4 in SE-Asia and another 2 in central Africa... and are known for the downward-spiraling shape of their nests.! as with other members of the genus... its a swarm-founding species... meaning new nests are founded by relatively large numbers of uninseminated females (workers) together with a smaller number of inseminated females (egg-laying queens)... as opposed to independent-founding where new nests are founded by one or several inseminated females.!
found on leaf (in situ) within secondary jungle at approx. 1370m asl
Hymenoptera; Vespidae; Polistinae; Ropalidiini
Spotted on Dec 23, 2019
Submitted on Dec 28, 2019
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Nice spotting Richard, very different to the paper wasps we see in the United States(: