Nesting Polybia rejecta (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Associated with Azteca chartifex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ecotone Caatinga/Atlantic Forest, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte [PDF]
, 2015 Some neotropical social wasps which are associated with some vertebrates and other insects like ants, and these interactions are reported for decades, but little is known about the presence of these in the Caatinga and Atlantic Forest.
Virgínio, Francisco
core
Padrões espaciais na distribuição de abelhas Euglossina (Hymenoptera, Apidae) da região Neotropical [PDF]
, 2010 Abelhas das orquídeas (Apini, Euglossina) apresentam distribuição principalmente Neotropical, com cerca de 200 espécies e cinco gêneros descritos. Muitos levantamentos locais de fauna estão disponíveis na literatura, mas estudos comparativos sobre a ...
FARIA, Luiz R.R. +2 more
core +3 more sources
Biogeography of the social wasp genus Brachygastra (Hymenoptera: Vespidade: Polistinae)
Journal of Biogeography, 2014 AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to understand the biogeography of Brachygastra. As the spatial component of evolution is of fundamental importance to understanding the processes shaping the evolution of taxa, the known geological history of the Neotropical region was used together with the current phylogeny and distribution of species to ...
da Silva, Marjorie +1 more
openaire +4 more sources
The cationic tetradecapeptide mastoparan as a privileged structure for drug discovery: Enhanced antimicrobial properties of mitoparan analogues modified at position-14 [PDF]
, 2018 Mastoparan (MP) peptides, distributed in insect venoms, induce a local inflammatory response post envenomation. Most endogenous MPs share common structural elements within a tetradecapeptide sequence that adopts an amphipathic helix whilst traversing ...
Howl, John, Howl, Lewis, Jones, Sarah
core +1 more source
New Records of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Polistinae) in Amazonas State, Brazil
EntomoBrasilis, 2013 In this paper we record the occurrence of Clypearia apicipennis (Spinola, 1851), Leipomeles pusilla (Ducke, 1904), Metapolybia nigra Richards, 1978, Parachartergus richardsi Willink, 1951 and Pseudopolybia langi Bequaert, 1944 in Amazonas State for ...
Alexandre Somavilla +1 more
doaj +3 more sources
Social parasitism and the molecular basis of phenotypic evolution [PDF]
, 2015 Contrasting phenotypes arise from similar genomes through a combination of losses, gains, co-option and modifications of inherited genomic material.
Busby, George B J +5 more
core +4 more sources
DNA barcodes and new primers for nature's pest controllers: the social wasps [PDF]
, 2020 Globally, biodiversity is declining because of anthropogenic pressures, and this could lead to extinction of some species before they are discovered.
Onah, I, Sumner, S
core +1 more source
First report of the paper wasp Polistes rothneyi Cameron (Hym.: Vespidae: Polistinae) from Iran [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2016 During the course of our study on the paper wasp fauna of the Iranian province of Kerman, between 2015 and 2016, we collected 11 vespid species of which Polistes rothneyi Cameron (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) found to be a new record for the ...
آرمین نعمتی +3 more
doaj
Inventário Rápido de Vespas Sociais em Três Ambientes com Diferentes Vegetações
EntomoBrasilis, 2013 Apesar de essenciais, trabalhos que objetivem conhecer a riqueza de vespas em meios naturais e agrícolas são incipientes, refletindo em escassez de tempo, recursos e logística adequada para a sua elaboração.
Newton José Silva +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Termites, mud daubers and their earths: a multispecies approach to fertility and power in West Africa [PDF]
, 2016 The termites and mud-dauber wasps of West Africa build earthen structures in which their eggs and larvae develop. This paper examines how these insect earths are understood and used in West Africa, focusing on their direct consumption (geophagy) and ...
Brett-Smith, +7 more
core +2 more sources