Angiopolybia

Angiopolybia is a genus from the tribe Epiponini. The species was originally described by R L Araujo in 1946.

Description
Angiopolybia is a Neotropical swarming-founding social wasp. The nests of Angiopolybia are ovoid or bottle-shaped, with a single entry at the lower part.

Taxonomy
The genus is composed of four species:


 * Angiopolybia pallens
 * Angiopolybia paraensis
 * Angiopolybia obidensis
 * Angiopolybia zischkai

Range
Angiopolybia has been observed from Costa Rica to the south-central region of Brazil, with the exception of Angiopolybia pallens, which only occurs in the northern Atlantic coast of the Amazon.