Life history and chemical ecology of the Warrior wasp Synoeca septentrionalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Swarm-founding 'Warrior wasps' (Synoeca spp.) are found throughout the tropical regions of South America, are much feared due to their aggressive nest defence and painful sting. There are only five species of Synoeca, all construct distinctive nests that
Eliaber B Santos +3 more
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Wasps (Vespidae) are important organisms to understand the evolution of social behaviour. Wasps show different levels of sociality, which includes solitary to highly eusocial organisms.
Rafael Carvalho da Silva +5 more
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Morphological Caste Differences in Three Species of the Neotropical Genus Clypearia (Hymenoptera: Polistinae: Epiponini) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2010 Clypearia is a rare genus of swarm-founding Neotropical wasp whose biology is very little known. Morphological castes differences, condition of ovaries, relative age, and color pattern differences were analyzed in three species of Clypearia ...
Giovanna Tocchini Felippotti +4 more
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Environmental Factors Influencing Foraging Activity in the Social Wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Epiponini) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2011 Foraging behavior in social wasps is important in the development of the colony and reflects an important ecological interaction between the colony and the environment.
Naila Cristina de Souza Canevazzi +1 more
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First records of Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2011 Nests of Synoeca septentrionalis were collected in two Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest localities (Itabuna and Santa Terezinha, in the state of Bahia and Alfredo Chaves in the state of Espírito Santo). S.
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Five decades of misunderstanding in the social Hymenoptera: a review and meta-analysis of Michener's paradox. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 2022 ABSTRACT In a much‐cited 1964 paper entitled “Reproductive efficiency in relation to colony size in hymenopterous societies,” Charles Michener investigated the correlation between a colony's size and its reproductive efficiency – the ability of its adult females to produce reproductives, measured as per‐capita output. Based on his analysis of published
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Influence of dry season on social wasp communities (Hymenoptera: Polistinae) in Deciduous Forest [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2023 The seasonal deciduous forest, also known as dry forest, is characterized by the deciduity of tree species and two well-defined seasons which cause drastic changes in its physiognomy, and the seasonality of rainy periods directly impacts the forest’s ...
Gabriel de Castro Jacques +6 more
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Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2013 Division of labor in Epiponini is associated with age polyethism and individual task specialization. We observed worker activities in three colonies of Metapoybia miltoni in Brazil. We analyzed differences of task allocation between age groups.
Laura Chavarría, Fernando Barbosa Noll
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2011 Five cases of colony emigration induced by removal of nest envelope and combs and a single one by manipulation are described. The disturbance was followed by defensive patterns, buzz running, and adult dispersion.
Sidnei Mateus
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Novel strains of Actinobacteria associated with neotropical social wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini) with antimicrobial potential for natural product discovery [PDF]
FEMS MicrobesLaura Chavarría-Pizarro +2 more
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