Liostenogaster flavolineata (Tropical Hover Wasp) is an insect that belongs to the wasp family. This hairy-faced hover wasp species is predominantly found in South Asian rain forests, especially in Malaysia. Individual colonies of this species are very small, but aggregations of nests allow for interactions between many smaller colonies. Some worker wasps, known as "helpers", will move between multiple nests in an attempt to improve their position in the dominance hierarchy. Its nests are pale-colored and are usually built with mud.Liostenogaster flavolineata is one of the most studied species in the Stenogastrinae family.