Polistes
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πολιστής (polistḗs, “founder of a city”), from Ancient Greek πολίζειν (polízein, “build a city”), from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “a city”).
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Polistes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – umbrella wasps.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Vespoidea – superfamily; Vespidae – family; Polistinae - subfamily; Polistini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Polistes gallicus - type species
References
[edit]- Polistes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Polistes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Polistes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons