Distribution
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Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa,
Tanzania.
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Biology |
Social, constructing communal paper nests. Larvae are fed
on chewed-up, soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars. See
Polistinae
Paper wasp home page for more details. |
Reference |
Bequaert J.C. 1918. A revision of the Vespidae of the Belgian Congo based on the collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition: with a list of Ethiopian diplopterous wasps. Bulletin American
Museum of Natural History 39: 1-384. |
Credits
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Map Illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa)..
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