Distribution

Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Zambia.

Biology

One nest was examined in the early stage of the colony cycle (without meconium openings at the cell bottoms). The nest has a discoid shape with 12 cells. Cell walls are bicolorous, made of dense material. The pedicel is located on the primary cell and rests on the top of the nest. The nest is located on a twig.

Reference

Polašek O, Onah I, Kehinde T, Rojo V, van Noort S, Carpenter JM. 2025. Revision of the mainland African species of the Old World social wasp genus Ropalidia Guérin-Méneville 1831 (Hymenoptera; Vespidae). Zootaxa 5626 (1): 001–142. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5626.1.1

Credits

Photographs © Ozren Polašek (Croatian Centre for Global Health, University of Split).

Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).