1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus polistes 
Wasps of the cosmopolitan genus Polistes (the only genus in the tribe Polistini) are the most familiar of the polistine wasps, and are the most common type of paper wasp in North America. It is also the single largest genus within the family Vespidae, with over 300 recognized species and subspecies. Their innate preferences for nest-building sites...
(from the article `social behaviour in animals`) ...nest after the first food has been eaten, a process called progressive provisioning. From this it is only a short step to having a single female ...
[n] - a genus of Vespidae
genus Polistes noun a genus of Vespidae