Agelaia
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| Agelaia | |
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| Agelaia angulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Epiponini |
| Genus: | Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Agelaia testacea (Fabricius, 1804) | |
| Species | |
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33 species | |
Agelaia is a genus of Neotropical social wasps (family Vespidae), with species from Mexico to northern Argentina. 17 of the 33 described species are found in Brazil.[1][2][3] These species are swarm founders that nest in cavities. The nest generally is without an envelope, with that of A. areata a notable exception for having a complete envelope.[1]
The main component of the venom is agelotoxin, a phospholipase A2 direct haemolysin.[citation needed]
