The male genitalia of Pseudopolybia vespiceps are described and compared to congeners. Characters of the male genitalia are combined with morphological characters of the females and nests and used in a phylogenetic analysis. The single cladogram resulting supports monophyly of the genus Pseudopolybia and interrelationships among the species as: P. langi + (P. difficilis + (P. compressa + P. vespiceps)). A new, illustrated identification key is presented. Copyright © American Museum of Natural History 2007.
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Andena, S. R., Noll, F. B., Carpenter, J. M., & Zucchi, R. (2007). Phylogenetic analysis of the neotropical Pseudopolybia de saussure, 1863, with description of the male genitalia of pseudopolybia vespiceps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini). American Museum Novitates, (3586), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3586[1:paotnp]2.0.co;2
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