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Angiopolybia pallens
''Angiopolybia pallens'' is a species of social wasps predominantly found in South America. The wasp is generally seen in Brazilian rainforests. This species was discovered by Lepeletier in 1836. It typically feeds on nectar and carrion. In fact much of its feeding behavior and impact on humans is centered on feeding on animal carcasses. The wasp species displays a caste differentiation that can be seen by difference in ovarian development.〔 Additionally they have a unique colony establishment procedure. It begins with a few individuals from the nest leaving to find a good site and then the rest of the colony follows using specific communication signals that are further discussed in this article.〔
==Taxonomy and Phylogeny==
The ''Angiopolybia'' genus of tropical social wasps contains four different species. The wasp is within the Epinoni tribe and is a basal swarm founding wasp. A swarm founding wasp is a wasp that finds its nest by sending out a group of wasps going out to find a new nest site.〔 It is considered a eusocial wasp. Most social wasps have the unique characteristics of a caste system in which the queen wasp is the primary producer of offspring.〔 This characteristic of a caste system is evident in the behavior of ''A.pallens. ''Lepeletier originally discovered the species in 1836. He classified the wasps under a different genus ''Rhopalidia'' and when he discovered the wasps he also found another species under the name of ''R. rufithorax''. The species was later transferred to the ''Angiopolybia'' genus that shared with ''A. paranesis, A. obidensis, and A. zischkai''. These species are widespread in the Amazon and extend from Costa Rica to Bolivia.〔
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