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Monobia

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Monobia
Monobia quadridens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Eumeninae
Genus: Monobia
Saussure, 1852 [1]
Type species
Vespa quadridens
Species

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Monobia is a primarily neotropical genus of medium-sized to large potter wasps occurring from the United States to Argentina.[2] This genus is very closely related to the genus Montezumia. It contains the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b James M. Carpenter (1986). "A synonymic generic checklist of the Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" (PDF). Psyche. 93 (1–2): 61–90. doi:10.1155/1986/12489.