Protopolybia Exigua (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Nesting on Citrus Grandis (Rutaceae)

Abstract

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Protopolybia exigua (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) nesting on Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) plant in the Atlantic Forest region

“…The P. exigua nest had four pedicels, a common number in Protopolybia colonies, whose species build their nests supported by a central unique peduncle or several smaller ones (Wenzel, 1998). Protopolybia exigua nests use different plants, including native (Francisco et al, 2018) and exotic species (Brügger et al, 2019). This is the first record of a nest of this wasp in the Atlantic Forest biome on Eugenia uniflora, arboreal native Myrtaceae fruit with wide distribution in Brazil, popularly known as pitanga, of great pharmacological interest for its antioxidant and antimicrobial activity (Auricchio et al, 2007).…”