Colony cycle of the social wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikán (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Torres, Viviana O.; Montagna, Thiago S.; Fernandes, Wedson Desidério; Antonialli-Júnior, William Fernando

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262011000200016

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“…Colonies of M. cassununga, Polistes simillimus (Zikán, 1951), Polistes versicolor (Olivier, 1791) and Mischocyttarus drewseni (Saussure, 1857) occurred only in man-made structures, suggesting synanthropism in these species (Jeanne, 1972;Raposo-Filho & Rodrigues, 1984;Marques & Carvalho, 1993;Lima et al, 2000;Torres et al, 2011;Castro et al, 2014).…”

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Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Oliveira

Souza²,

Pires

2017

Sociobiology

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The community of social wasps and the substrates used for nesting were studied in anthropic environments associated with areas of natural vegetation in the period of March to September of 2015. Three hundred and forty-seven (347) colonies belonging to eighteen (18) species distributed in six genera were recorded. The species with the highest number of colonies were Mischocyttarus cassununga (R. Von Ilhering, 1903) (194 colonies), Mischocyttarus cerberus (Richards, 1940) (50 colonies) and Polybia Paulista (H. Von Ilhering, 1896) (23 colonies). For other species, the record ranged from one to eighteen colonies.

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Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Oliveira

Souza²,

Pires

2017

Sociobiology

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“…4,8,13,18,19,21,22 M. consimilis is a Neotropical social wasp, previously restricted to Paraguay, but now also found in the south of Mato grosso do Sul and west of Paraná. [23][24][25] Therefore, this is the first study with the Mischocyttarus genus to test the hypothesis that there is a pattern of changes in chemical composition during the course of the developmental stages. It was also investigated whether there is a relationship between the nest and the compounds present in the cuticle of immature and adult individuals.…”

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Evaluation of Chemical Signatures in the Developmental Stages of Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikán (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) Employing Gas Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry

Michelutti¹,

Cardoso²,

Antonialli-Júnior³

2017

Rev. Virtual Quim.

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Resumo: Tanto os hidrocarbonetos presentes na cutícula das vespas sociais, quanto o material do ninho têm compostos que são responsáveis por mediar as interações entre indivíduos dentro de suas colônias. Sabe-se que cada estágio de desenvolvimento desde o ovo até o adulto tem sua própria composição química cuticular. Contudo, nenhum estudo com este tema foi feito com uma vespa social do gênero Mischocyttarus, assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar, a variação da composição química cuticular de todos os estágios de desenvolvimento e do material do ninho da vespa social Mischocyttarus consimilis por CG-EM. Como resultado, foram identificados 109 compostos na cutícula e no material do ninho, sendo que 79 são da classe dos alcanos ramificados, 20 dos alcanos lineares, 9 de alcenos e 1 ácido graxo. Cada estágio tem sua própria composição química epicuticular. Durante a progressão dos estágios de desenvolvimento há uma redução no numero de alcanos lineares e aumento de alcanos ramificados. Essas mudanças devem ocorrer por conta das funções desempenhadas pelas diferentes classes de compostos durante cada estágio. Palavras-chave:Ninhos; Assinatura Química; Variação Intraespecífica; Vespas Sociais. AbstractBoth the hydrocarbons present in the cuticle of social wasps, as the material of the nest have compounds that are responsible for mediating the interactions between individuals within their colonies. It is known that each developmental stage from egg to adult has its own cuticular chemical composition. However, no studies regarding this subject was performed with social wasps of the genus Mischocyttarus, thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the variation of cuticular chemical composition of all developmental stages and nest of the social wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis by GC-MS. As a result, 109 compounds were identified in the cuticle and nest material, 79 branched alkanes, 20 linear alkanes, 9 alkenes and 1 fatty acid. Each stage has its own epicuticular chemical composition. During the progression of developmental stages there is a reduction in number of linear alkanes and an increase in branched alkanes. These changes may occur due to the roles played by the different classes of compounds during each stage.

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“…Greater overlap was found between M. consimilis and M. cerberus. These species also share similar morphological and behavioral characteristics (Giannotti, 1998(Giannotti, , 1999Silva and Noda, 2000;Togni and Giannotti, 2007Montagna et al, 2009Montagna et al, , 2010Filho Costa et al, 2011;Torres et al, 2011). N-nonacosane (C 29 ) and ntriacontane (C 30 ), in the sequence, identified the M. consimilis and M. cerberus species because these compounds are found in high concentrations in these species (see Table 1).…”

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“…consimilis Zikán 1949 is a Neotropical wasp that has been studied recently (Montagna et al, 2009(Montagna et al, , 2010Torres et al, 2011). The biological aspects of M. cerberus Richards (1940) have been described by Giannotti (1998Giannotti ( , 1999, Silva and Noda (2000), Filho Costa et al (2011), and Togni and Giannotti (2007.…”

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Distinct linear hydrocarbon profiles and chemical strategy of facultative parasitism among Mischocyttarus wasps

Ferreira¹,

Cardoso²,

Neves³

et al. 2012

Genet. Mol. Res.

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ABSTRACT. Insects use pheromones as a means of chemical communication. Pheromones act on individual receptors and produce specific behavioral or physiological responses that are fundamental to intra-and interspecific recognition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the interspecific differences among the linear hydrocarbon profiles of the cuticles of 3 wasp species of the genus Mischocyttarus. The chemical strategy that permits an interaction among 2 of these species was also examined about their hydrocarbon profiles. The cuticular hydrocarbons present on the abdomen of each individual were extracted with hexane in an ultrasonic bath and analyzed using gas hydrocarbons of their cuticles. However, these signatures are more alike in those with similar morphological and behavioral aspects. These similarities facilitate an interaction of facultative parasitism observed among these species, in which the invaders acquire parts of the chemical signature of the host colony, possibly as a chemical strategy to increase the likelihood that an invader will be accepted by the females of a host colony. Both invader and host have their own chemical signature changed by the first contact between the species.

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Colony cycle of the social wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikán (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Cited by 22 publications

References 20 publications

Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Evaluation of Chemical Signatures in the Developmental Stages of Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikán (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) Employing Gas Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry

Distinct linear hydrocarbon profiles and chemical strategy of facultative parasitism among Mischocyttarus wasps

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