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Issue: Vol. 1427 No. 1: 19 Mar. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-03-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1427.1.4
Page range: 57–64
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 3

Phylogenetic analysis of the Neotropical social wasps of the genus Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini)

FFCLRP-USP. Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto-SP, CEP 14040-901, Brazil.
Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica; Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, UNESP; Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265; 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, SP; Brazil
Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St., New York, NY 10024 USA
Vespidae Epiponini Angiopolybia Phylogeny

Abstract

A morphological cladistic analysis of the Neotropical swarm-founding genus Angiopolybia Araujo is presented. A single cladogram resulted from the analysis, with the following ingroup topology: (A. pallens + A. zischkai) + (A. paraensis + A. obidensis). The monophyly of the genus is supported by four synapomorphies. A new identification key is presented for the genus.

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