Polybia paulista

Translingual

Proper noun

Polybia paulista f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Vespidae – a wasp, found in Brazil, which produces a venom containing Polybia-MP1, a peptide with potential for use as a chemotherapeutic substance in oncology.

Hypernyms

• (species): Hymenoptera - order; Vespidae - family; Polistinae - subfamily; Polybia - genus

Further reading

• Polybia paulista on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polybia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Polybia paulista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Polybia paulista at National Center for Biotechnology Information