Ropalidiini
Encyclopedia
Ropalidiini is a tribe
of social
wasp
s inhabiting the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasia
n biogeographical regions.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of social
Eusociality
Eusociality is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification....
wasp
Wasp
The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their...
s inhabiting the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
n biogeographical regions.