Description of the male of Brachygastra moebiana Saussure 1867 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Epiponini)
The male of Brachygastra moebiana (de Saussure) is described, including figures of male genitalia and notes about the Richards’s description of what he supposed to be the same species.
Sergio Ricardo Andena, Sidnei Mateus
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Diversity of Social Wasps on Semideciduous Seasonal Forest Fragments with Different Surrounding Matrix in Brazil [PDF]
We surveyed social wasps (Polistinae) present in forest fragments of northwest of São Paulo state with different surroundings composed of a matrix of citrus crops and sugarcane in the expectation that the former matrix would be more diverse than the ...
Getulio Minoru Tanaka Junior +1 more
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Rapid ecological assessment of wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of the Serra do Divisor National Park, Acre, Brazil [PDF]
O Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor (PNSD), localizado a noroeste do Estado do Acre, é considerado uma das áreas de maior diversidade da Amazônia. A importância de se considerar insetos em programas de conservação tem sido muito enfatizada.
Amarante S.T.P. +58 more
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Conservation Units as a protection tool for social wasps in Minas Gerais state, Brazil [PDF]
Conservation Units are an important tool for the Brazilian biota protection. However, various taxa, including the social wasps, are undersampled or are unknown in these areas. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the social wasp richness and distribution
Clemente, Mateus Aparecido +3 more
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Biodiversity of Insecta in Amazonia: Updating the geographic records of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in Acre and Rondônia States, Brazil [PDF]
The Acre and Rondônia states in Brazil are part of Western Amazon rainforest in Brazil, an area harboring high biodiversity and high degree of endemisms Nevertheless, there are few studies on diversity of social wasps occurring in both states. This study
Barroso, Paulo Cézar Salgado +4 more
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Social wasps (Hymenoptera, Polistinae) from the Brazilian savanna [PDF]
The present study was developed aiming to evaluate the richness and biogeography of social wasp species in the Brazilian savanna, Cerrado. In order to do so, we gathered data from specialized literature and field samplings performed at Sempre-Vivas ...
Bueno, Ederson Tadeu +4 more
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Social Wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest [PDF]
This study was developed aiming to compile data concerning the occurrence and distribution of social wasp species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as well as recording exclusive and rare species.
de Souza, Alex Sandro Barbosa +4 more
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New records of social wasps around Brasília (Hymenoptera; Vespidae; Polistinae) [PDF]
The aim of the present work was to discover how many species inhabit the environs of Brasília. Being an approximate rectangle in the middle of the Cerrado biome, the Federal District of Brasília is a representative “quadrat” to sample the biome’s fauna.
Raw, Anthony
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Evolution of Caste in Neotropical Swarm-Founding Wasps(Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Epiponini) [PDF]
Reproductive castes are compared in species of swarming wasps representing all currently recognized genera of Epiponini (Polistinae). New morphometric data for nine measures of body parts and ovarian data are presented for 13 species.
FERNANDO B. NOLL +2 more
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A Generic Key to the Nests of Hornets, Yellowjackets, and Paper Wasps Worldwide (Vespidae: Vespinae, Polistinae) [PDF]
The 31 genera of Vespinae and Polistinae worldwide are identified in a key to nest structure. Fifty-nine couplets and more than 80 photographs and illustrations permit both specialists and amateurs to recognize these nests in the field or museum ...
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