Genus Brachygastra

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited

Vespidae Brachygastra - Brachygastra mellifica - female

Vespidae Brachygastra nest - Brachygastra mellifica

Large Mexican Honey Wasp Nest - Brachygastra mellifica

Unknown little wasp? - Brachygastra mellifica

Mexican Honey Wasps - Brachygastra mellifica

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Vespoidea

Family Vespidae (Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps)

Subfamily Polistinae (Paper Wasps)

Genus Brachygastra

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Perty, 1833. From Greek brakhu-, from brakhus, meaning short, plus gastra, stomach, which is from Latin gaster. (Based on Internet searches.)

Numbers

Nearctica.com and Arnett (1) list one North American species, mellifica.

Print References

Arnett, p. 591--description (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Cotinis on 26 October, 2006 - 3:13pm
Last updated 28 October, 2006 - 8:01pm

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