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''Agelaia pallipes'', a paper wasp, is a species of neotropical social wasp found from Costa Rica to Argentina and Paraguay and feeds on other insects like flies, moths, and ground crickets. It is a swarm-founding, eusocial species of wasp that is polygynic. Furthermore, ''A. pallipes'' is a ground-nesting species and is among the most aggressive wasps in South America. ==Taxonomy and phylogeny== ''A. pallipes'' is part of the family Vespidae, subfamily Polistinae and tribe Epiponini, and subsequently the genus Agelaia. The Vespidae family is characterized by the eusociality of its members. Eusociality refers to the complex organization of animal behavior and is defined by these four attributes: adults live in groups, cooperative care of juveniles, reproductive division of labor where only specific members have the capacity to reproduce, and an overlap of generations.〔Plowes, N. (2010) An Introduction to Eusociality. ''Nature Education Knowledge'' 3(10):7〕 In Polistinae, prey and other food resources are masticated and fed to larvae, who in turn give back a clear but nutritious liquid which the adults then consume. The Epopini is a tribe of Polistinae characterized by being polygynic, with many queens and reproduces by swarms.〔Noll, F, et al. 2004. Evolution of Caste in Neotropical Swarm-Founding Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Epiponini). ''American Museum Novitates''.〕 Relatives of ''A. pallipes'' in the Agelaia genus include: ''A. vicina, A. flavipennis, A. areata, A. angulicollis, A. cajennensis, A. fulvofasciata, A. myrmecophila, A. yepocapa, A. panamaensis '' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agelaia pallipes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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