Males of Neotropical social wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae, Epiponini) recognize colonies with virgin females

dc.contributorUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.creatorPizarro, Laura Chavarria
dc.creatorNoll, Fernando Barbosa [UNESP]
dc.date2014-12-03T13:11:10Z
dc.date2014-12-03T13:11:10Z
dc.date2014-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-09T10:07:05Z
dc.date.available2023-09-09T10:07:05Z
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/JHR.38.7763
dc.identifierJournal Of Hymenoptera Research. Sofia: Pensoft Publ, v. 38, p. 135-139, 2014.
dc.identifier1070-9428
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/112933
dc.identifier10.3897/JHR.38.7763
dc.identifierWOS:000338807900007
dc.identifierWOS000338807900007.pdf
dc.identifier8347131704153687
dc.identifier0000-0003-0207-1067
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8762550
dc.descriptionMale behavior of Neotropical swarm-founding wasps has rarely been observed. The few published observations about male activities only describe their behavior during the short period they spend inside nests. In consequence, virtually nothing is known about what they do outside the colonies, and even less is known about mating behavior. This paper provides the first report of Epiponini males arriving at a colony with virgin females. The behavior of males and workers after queen removal was observed in one colony of Chartergellus communis located at a farm in Pedregulho, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The day after queen elimination, males were observed outside the nest. When males tried to enter the nest, workers aggressively attacked them. These attacks were similar to the defensive behavior used when foreign conspecifics attempt to enter the nest. The aggressive workers response and the absence of males before queen removal indicated that the males did not belong to the colony. Additionally, no fights were observed between individuals before queen removal. It is likely that foreign males arrived at the colony to mate with virgin females. Observations suggest that epiponine males are able to find nests with virgin females in mature stages of the colony cycle, and that mating can occur during different stages of the colony cycle.
dc.descriptionFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.descriptionFFCLRP USP, Dept Biol, BR-14040901 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.descriptionIBILCE UNESP, Dept Zool & Bot, BR-15055240 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.descriptionIBILCE UNESP, Dept Zool & Bot, BR-15055240 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.descriptionFAPESP: 09/07526-2
dc.descriptionFAPESP: 11/06058-5
dc.format135-139
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPensoft Publ
dc.relationJournal of Hymenoptera Research
dc.relation0.902
dc.relation0,344
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectMales
dc.subjectSocial wasp
dc.subjectqueenless
dc.subjectcolonies
dc.titleMales of Neotropical social wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae, Epiponini) recognize colonies with virgin females
dc.typeArtigo


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