Morphological studies on castes of Protopolybia chartergoides (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) observed in colonies during male production stage

Felippotti, Giovanna Tocchini; Noll, Fernando Barbosa; Mateus, Sidnei

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262007000400015

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“…Other studies evaluating the relationship between the degree of ovarian development and the reproductive position occupied by the females were performed on Parachartergus smithii (Saussure) (Mateus et al, 1997), Pseudopolybia vespiceps (Ducke) (Shima et al, 1998), Chartergellus communis (Richards) (Mateus et al, 1999), Brachygastra lecheguana (Latreille) (Shima et al, 2000), Parachartergus fraternus (Gribodo) (Mateus et al, 2004) and Protopolybia chartegoides (Gribodo) (Felippotti et al, 2007), all of them species of Epiponini.…”

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Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Torres¹,

Sguarizi-Antonio²,

Lima³

et al. 2014

Sociobiology

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Introduction An important feature for the ecological success of social insects is the division of labor among individuals in their colonies (Wilson, 1985). For this reason, many investigators have devoted their efforts to elucidate the parameters that determine this division, especially the distinction and determination of the caste (Robinson, 1992; O'Donnell, 1995; O'Donnell, 1998). The subfamily Polistinae has characteristics that are important to understand how the social behavior has evolved in the wasps (Ross & Matthews, 1991). The degree of morphological differences among castes in this group can range from total absence (Richards, 1971; Strassmann et al., 2002) to sharp differences among castes (Jeanne, 1991). This, indeed, may be a key feature in the evolution of social insects, since the presence of wide differentiation among castes indicates a higher degree of sociality (Bourke, 1999). In the basal Polistinae such as Mischocyttarus and Polistes, females are distinguished by their behavior, dominance hierarchy, degree of ovarian development and/or their Abstract A fundamental feature in the evolution of social insects is the separation of castes, and the presence of wide differentiation between castes indicates a more advanced degree of sociability. In this study, we evaluated factors indicating the reproductive status of females in colonies of the social wasp Polistes versicolor. The reproductive status of each female was examined by measuring nine morphometric characters, by tracing the cuticular chemical profile, by evidence of insemination and by recording the relative age. We conclude that P. versicolor colonies present 3 female groups according to cuticular chemical profile difference. The first group is made of females with filamentous ovarioles, typical of workers; the second one is females with intermediate ovarioles; and the third group is the group of the queens, which are older females, already inseminated and with the greatest degree of ovarian development. No significant external morphological differences were found among these female groups. Therefore, despite the lack of significant morphological differences among females, there are other factors such as the chemical composition of the cuticula, which are indicative of the reproductive physiological condition of the female in the colony.

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Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Torres¹,

Sguarizi-Antonio²,

Lima³

et al. 2014

Sociobiology

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“…Indeed, C. angustior showed low Wilks' Lambda values (Table 3) perhaps due to phase of colony cycle. The absence of morphological and physiological caste differences was found in Protopolybia acutiscutis cited as P. pumila [23], P. exigua exigua [24], Parachartergus smithii [25], Pseudopolybia vespiceps [26], Polybia chrysothorax, P. jurinei, Parachartergus fraternus, Angiopolybia spp, Chartergellus communis [3,10,27], Brachygastra scutellaris [28], B. lecheguana [29,30], B. mellifica [31], Protopolybia chartergoides [32], and Metapolybia docilis [18].…”

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Morphological Caste Differences in Three Species of the Neotropical GenusClypearia(Hymenoptera: Polistinae: Epiponini)

Felippotti

Mateus

et al. 2010

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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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. Physiological differences and low morphometric differentiation between queens and workers were present in all species studied, indicating that these species are characterized by "physiological caste only". We suggest that caste determination in the three Clypearia species studied is postimaginal.

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Intraspecific variation of cuticular hydrocarbons in the eusocial wasp Polybia sericea (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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Morphological studies on castes of Protopolybia chartergoides (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) observed in colonies during male production stage

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Morphological Caste Differences in Three Species of the Neotropical GenusClypearia(Hymenoptera: Polistinae: Epiponini)

Intraspecific variation of cuticular hydrocarbons in the eusocial wasp Polybia sericea (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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