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Thermal Characteristics of the Mud Nests of the Social Wasp Polybia spinifex (Hymenoptera; Vespidae)
(CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV, 2009)
The thermal characteristics of mud nests of Polybia spinifex were investigated by measuring internal and surface temperatures of the nests. The nests had a layer of mud envelope and consisted of mud with fine sand particles. ...
First records of presocial behavior of Montezumia brethesi Bertoni, 1918 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae)
(Springer, 2019-02-01)
Montezumia Saussure is a genus of mason wasps with diverse nesting habits that occurs in the New World. Although all make nests of mud, these can be built as pots above ground or within galleries. Here, observations on ...
Chubutolithes gaimanensis and other wasp ichnofossils: breaking through the taphonomic barrier
(Kansas Entomological Soc, 2004-12)
Wasp ichnofossils are scarce in the record because of their low preservational potential. Evidence comprises perforations in bee cells, cocoons, and paper and mud nests, whose preservation may involve the most unusual ...
Behavioural notes on the Neotropical parasocial spider wasp Ageniella (Lissagenia) flavipennis (Banks) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with host association
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-02-01)
1. Ageniella is a species-rich group of spider wasps restricted to the New World. Knowledge regarding the behaviour of this genus is based mainly on the Nearctic species, which have been reported to nest solitarily in the ...
A solitary mud-daubing wasp, Brachymenes dysmenes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) fron Brazil with evidence of a life-cycle polyphenism
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1999)
Collection of Dermophis parviceps (Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from underground mud nests in Guayacán, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2004)