Sexual associations for two species of mutillid wasps (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae), with the description of a new species of Anomophotopsis

Garcia, Elisa Queiroz; Cambra, Roberto A.; Melo, Gabriel A. R.

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262006000300007

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“…Males of Anomophotopsis quinteroi Cambra and Pseudomethoca melanocephala melanocephala ( Perty ) were attracted to and attempted to mate only with females of their own species (Garcia et al. ). Most studies of airborne chemical pheromones have focused on a single species (but see Weiss et al.…”

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Is love in the air or at first sight? Mate finding cues used by sympatric male velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

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Gillespie

2016

Invertebrate Biology

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Mate finding has been examined in a wide range of hymenopteran families, with the greatest knowledge from social species and parasitoids used in pest management. Velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) provide a unique system to study mate finding because short‐lived flying males must find solitary, wingless females that have spatially and temporally dispersed emergence. Based on limited field observations, it is thought that male velvet ants may use visual, chemical, and vibratory cues for mate finding, though there have been no controlled experiments to test these hypotheses. Using choice experiments, this study aims to determine the role of visual and airborne chemical cues used in female detection by three sympatric species of Dasymutilla males. We find that visual cues are not used for initial female detection and that airborne chemicals are sufficient for female detection. We also discover that males readily approach females of different species, indicating airborne chemicals are not used for species recognition. Despite the lack of discrimination by males, we determined that the sympatric, morphologically similar species show no genetic introgression, and therefore some other isolating mechanism must be at play after males make initial contact with the females.

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“…; Ferguson ; Manley ; Manley & Taber ; Spangler & Manley ; Jellison ; Quintero & Cambra ; Tomberlin ; Bayliss & Brothers ; Garcia et al. ; Bergamaschi et al. ; Tormos et al.…”

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Is love in the air or at first sight? Mate finding cues used by sympatric male velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

VanderSal-Jensen

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Gillespie

2016

Invertebrate Biology

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“…Spangler and Manley (1978) Previously published information on other mutillid species indicated that males were attracted only to virgin females (Brothers 1972;Garcia et al 2006). According to Brothers (1972), females of Mutillidae apparently mate only once, immediately after their emergence.…”

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“…The sex-association trials were carried out following the methodology adopted by Garcia et al (2006), with slight modifications.…”

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Male description and host record forLophomutilla corupaCasal, 1968 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with behavioural notes on mating behaviour and host nest attacks

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Melo³

2010

Journal of Natural History

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“…As últimas são ápteras e parasitam larvas e pupas de várias espécies de vespas, abelhas, besouros e moscas. Embora o grupo seja especioso, muito pouco se sabe sobre as espécies brasileiras (Morato, 1994;Garcia, Cambra & Melo, 2006).…”

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Avaliação ecológica rápida da fauna de vespas (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) do Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brasil

2008

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RESUMOO 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. vespas solitárias e sociais são componentes muito importantes dos ecossistemas, devido à posição que ocupam nas redes alimentares. Esse trabalho teve como objetivo realizar uma avaliação ecológica rápida da fauna de vespas do PnSD, para subsidiar a elaboração de um plano de manejo do referido parque. A amostragem foi realizada em 12 sítios de coleta, situados no interior de oito tipologias de vegetação. Os insetos foram coletados através de armadilhas Malaise, as quais foram expostas em todos os sítios por 24 horas, totalizando 288 horas de amostragem. Foram consideradas nas análises vespas das famílias Chalcididae, Eucharitidae, Evaniidae, Mutillidae, Pompilidae, Crabronidae e vespidae. Ao todo, foram coletados 366 indivíduos distribuídos em 40 gêneros e 85 espécies. Os gêneros Ephuta (Mutillidae), Trypoxylon (Crabronidae) e Conura (Chalcididae) foram os mais ricos em espécies. Os sítios localizados na região norte do PnSD, considerada zona intangível e zona primitiva, foram os mais ricos em espécies. Cerca de 65% das espécies foram exclusivas a um único sítio, o que significa que as amostras possuem pequena similaridade faunística. Algumas espécies coletadas são consideradas raras.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: vespas, Hymenoptera, Acre, Diversidade, Parque nacional da Serra do Divisor.Rapid ecological assessment of wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of the Serra do Divisor National Park, Acre, Brazil ABSTRACTThe Serra do Divisor national Park (PnSD), located at the northwest of Acre State, Amazonia, is considered an area of great biodiversity. The question of considering insects in conservation programs. Solitary and social wasps are important components of the terrestrial ecosystems due to their position in trophic webs. The present study aimed at making a rapid ecological assessment of the wasps from the PnSD in order to support the elaboration of a conservation and management plan for that park. The insects were sampled in 12 sites located in eight forest types by Malaise traps that operated in each for 24 hours, totaling 288 hours of sampling. The results on the families Chalcididae, Eucharitidae, Evaniidae, Mutillidae, Pompilidae, Crabronidae and vespidae are presented here. On the whole, 366 wasps were collected representing 40 genera and 85 species. The genera Ephuta (Mutillidae), Trypoxylon (Crabronidae) and Conura (Chalcididae) were the most specious. The sites situated at the northern region of the PnSD, the intangible and primitive zones, were the most species rich. Some collected species were considered rare and about 65% of species were exclusive to only one site. This means that the samples have little faunal similarity.

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Sexual associations for two species of mutillid wasps (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae), with the description of a new species of Anomophotopsis

Cited by 7 publications

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Is love in the air or at first sight? Mate finding cues used by sympatric male velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

Is love in the air or at first sight? Mate finding cues used by sympatric male velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

Male description and host record forLophomutilla corupaCasal, 1968 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with behavioural notes on mating behaviour and host nest attacks

Avaliação ecológica rápida da fauna de vespas (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) do Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brasil

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