Ropalidia_species

Ropalidia species

Distribution	South Africa.
Biology	Social, constructing communal paper nests. Larvae are fed on chewed-up, soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars.
References	BBequaert 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. Picker, M., Griffiths, C & Weaving, A. 2002. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
Credits	Photographs © Mike Picker & Charles Griffiths (University of Cape Town) (published in Struik's Field Guide to Insects of South Africa). Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).