Table 1 List of Tribe (including subgenera, in the case of the Polistini tribe), species, locality and collector for all the specimens used in the study.

Polistini/Fuscopolistes

Polistes bellicosus

USA

EA

Polistini/Fuscopolistes

Polistes apachus

USA

JMC

Polistini/Fuscopolistes

Polistes aurifer

USA

JMC

Polistini/Fuscopolistes

Polistes carolina

USA

PS/JES/DCQ

Polistini/Fuscopolistes

Polistes dorsalis

Texas

EA

Polistini/Fuscopolistes

Polistes metricus

USA

EA

Polistini/Fuscopolistes

Polistes fuscatus

USA

JMC

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes annularis

USA

JES/DCQ

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes buyssoni

Chile

JMC

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes canadensis

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes lanio

Argentina

JMC

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes cavapyta

Argentina

JMC

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes exclamans

USA

EA

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes simillimus

Bolivia

JMC

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes crinitus americanus

Puerto Rico

JMC

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes versicolor

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Polistini/Aphanilopterus

Polistes instabilis

S. Texas

JES/DCQ

Polistini/Palisotius

Polistes major

USA

JMC

Polistini/Epicnemius

Polistes cinerascens

Argentina

JMC

Polistini/Onerarius

Polistes carnifex

Mexico

JES/DCQ

Polistini/Nygmopolistes

Polistes tenebricosus

Malaysia

JMC

Polistini/Megapolistes

Polistes rothneyi

Japan

JMC

Polistini/Megapolistes

Polistes jokahamae

FI

Polistini/Polistella

Polistes stigmus

Australia

JMC

Polistini/Polistella

Polistes snelleni

Japan

JMC

Polistini/Polistella

Polistes japonicus

FI

Polistini/P. sensu stricto

Polistes nimphus

Cavriglia

EA, FZ

Polistini/P. sensu stricto

Polistes chinensis

FI

Polistini/P. sensu stricto

Polistes dominulus

Italy

EA, FZ

Polistini/P. sensu stricto

Polistes biglumis bimaculatus

M. Genevre

MCL

Polistini/P. sensu stricto

Polistes gallicus

Florence

EA, FZ

Polistini/P. sensu stricto

Polistes marginalis

South Africa

JMC

Mischocyttarini

Mischocyttarus alfkenii

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Mischocyttarini

Mischocyttarus immarginatus

Costa Rica

JMC

Mischocyttarini

Mischocyttarus melanarius

La Trinidad

UM

Mischocyttarini

Mischocyttarus mexicanus

USA

JMC

Mischocyttarini

Mischocyttarus pallidipectus

Costa Rica

JMC

Mischocyttarini

Mischocyttarus phthisicus

Puerto Rico

JMC

Mischocyttarini

Mischocyttarus mastigophorus

Costa Rica

JMC

Ropalidiini

Belonogaster juncea colonialis

MK

Ropalidiini

Parapolybia varia

ST

Ropalidiini

Ropalidia latebalteata

Malaysia

JMC

Ropalidiini

Ropalidia socialistica

FI

Ropalidiini

Ropalidia fasciata

FI

Ropalidiini

Ropalidia sp.

Malaysia

ST

Ropalidiini

Ropalidia romandi

FI

Epiponini

Apoica pallens

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Agelaia multipicta

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Angiopolybia pallens

Peru

CRS

Epiponini

Parachartergus colobopterus

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Parachartergus fraternus

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Protopolybia exigua

Venezuela

CRH

Epiponini

Protonectarina sylveirae

Brazil

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Brachygastra augusti

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Brachygastra mellifica

South Texas

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Brachygastra lecheguana

Argentina

JMC

Epiponini

Brachygastra bilineolata

Trinidad

JMC

Epiponini

Polybia occidentalis

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Polybia ignobilis

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Polybia emaciata

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Polybia rejecta

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Polybia raui

Panama

JMC

Epiponini

Polybia ruficeps

Argentina

JMC

Epiponini

Polybia scrobalis

French Guiana

JMC

Epiponini

Polybia affinis

French Guiana

JMC

Epiponini

Synoeca septentrionalis

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Metapolybia cingulata

Venezuela

JES/DCQ

Epiponini

Epipona niger

Venezuela

CRH