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Stelopolybia sulfureofasciata Ducke, 1910:522, Richards, 1978Richards, O.W. 1978. The social wasps of the Americas excluding the Vespinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1-567.:256, Types ♀ (? depository). - Richards, 1978Richards, O.W. 1978. The social wasps of the Americas excluding the Vespinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1-567.:256 ( listed as synonym of Stelopolybia areata (Say, 1837)); Carpenter, 1999Carpenter, J.M. 1999. Taxonomic notes on paper wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae). American Museum Novitates 3259:1-44.:5 ( listed as synonym of Agelaia areata (Say, 1837)); Maes, 1999 1999. Catalogo de los insectos y artropodos terrestres de Nicaragua. Volumen III. León, Nicaragua. 1170-1898.:1757 ( listed as synonym of Agelaia areata (Say, 1837)).
Common names
Avispa carnicera patiamarilla