Protopolybia wheeleri Bequaert, 1944

Protopolybia picteti var. wheeleri Bequaert, 1944a: 121 . (holotype: ♀, Panama, Frijoles, Canal Zone (MCZ), not examined; paratype: 1♀, same data as holotype (BMNH), 1♀ (AMNH), examined).

Protopolybia wheeleri: Richards 1978: 139, 146.

Diagnosis. Length of fore wing 4.50–4.62 mm; humerus distinctly projecting, carina lamellate and recurved forwards at extremity, not extending downwards; pronotal fovea wide and deep; metanotal process with apex truncated; propodeum with a wide and shallow cavity; species black to brownish, richly marked with yellow spots; mesoscutum with four stripes; T2 with apical band and three proximal spots, central spot being pyriform.

Material examined. PANAMA: Frijoles, 1♀, Canal Zone (AMNH); 1♀ (BMNH); Champion, 87♀, Tolé (God- man-Salvin) .

Distribution. Nicaragua, Panama.