Mischocyttarus is the largest genus of social wasps, containing over 200 species and subspecies.

[1] Mischocyttarus wasps build a relatively simple, single comb nest.

[2] Foraging adults bring nectar and small caterpillars back to the nest to feed to the developing larvae which are individually housed in separate cells in the nest.

[2] Their biology is similar to that of species in the genus Polistes.

However, Mischocyttarus appear to show considerably more social and reproductive flexibility than Polistes.