Host-parasite relationships in six species ofSphecodes bees and their halictid hosts: Nest intrusion, intranidal behavior, and Dufour's gland volatiles (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Sick, M.; Ayasse, Manfred; Tengö, Jan; Engels, Wolf; Lübke, Gunther; Francke, Wittko

doi:10.1007/bf01989830

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“…Unlike many cleptoparasitic bees, female Sphecodes aggressively attack the host female (or females in social nests) and may kill the host female(s) before oviposition in recently provisioned cells (Legewie, 1925;Knerer, 1973;Danforth, 1989;Sick et al, 1994). Female Sphecodes monilicornis were observed to close the host (Lasioglossum malachurum) cells following oviposition and a single female can lay multiple eggs per nest (Sick et al, 1994). Detailed studies on the mode of parasitism in Sphecodes are needed.…”

Section: Previous Phylogenetic Studiesmentioning

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Phylogeny of Halictidae with an emphasis on endemic African Halictinae

et al. 2008

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-We review the literature on phylogeny, fossil record, biogeography, and social evolution in Halictidae. We then present a phylogenetic analysis of tribal, generic, and subgeneric relationships within the subfamily Halictinae using a combined data set of three nuclear genes: long-wavelength (LW) opsin, wingless, and EF-1α. The data set includes 89 species in 34 genera representing all four halictid subfamilies, and all tribes of the subfamily Halictinae. Our study provides several new insights into the phylogeny of the African Halictinae. First, our results support a close relationship between Mexalictus (a small genus of bees occurring at high elevations in the mountains of western North and Central America) and the African/Asian genus Patellapis. Second, our results support placement of the parasitic genus Parathrincostoma well within its host genus Thrinchostoma, suggesting that Parathrincostoma should be treated as a subgenus of Thrinchostoma. Finally, our data set provides strong support for the monophyly of Patellapis (sensu Michener, 2000) and establishes monophyletic groups within the African subgenera that could be the basis for future taxonomic studies.evolution / biogeography / bees / Apoidea

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Phylogeny of Halictidae with an emphasis on endemic African Halictinae

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“…However, it must be remembered that when testing the hypothesis through in-depth behavioural and experimental studies, the results from such studies may differ substantially from one host-parasite interaction to the next. For example, Sick et al (1994) found evidence for intranest antagonistic behaviour between several cuckoo bees of the genus Sphecodes Latreille, 1804 (Halictidae) and their associated solitary or social bee hosts. Furtermore, they found that the Dufour's gland volatiles from the cuckoos and their associated hosts are not similar, so these findings do not lend support to the mimicry hypothesis.…”

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Cheaters and liars: chemical mimicry at its finestThe present review is one in the special series of reviews on animal-plant interactions.In memory of Jan Tengö (1939–2010), who made exceptional contributions to our understanding of the chemical ecology of solitary bees, including chemical mimicry.

Vereecken

McNeil

2010

Can. J. Zool.

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Chemical mimicry is an essential part of certain interspecific interactions, where the outcome for both species may depend on the degree to which the original signals are mimicked. In this review, we discuss a number of specific cases relating to pollination and obtaining nutrient resources that we believe exemplify recent advances in our understanding of chemical mimicry. Subsequently, we suggest avenues for future ecological and chemical research that should allow us to gain further insight into the evolution of chemical mimicry. Résumé :Le mimétisme chimique est une composante essentielle de certaines interactions entre les espèces, dans lesquelles l'issue pour les deux espèces peut dépendre du degré de mimétisme des signaux d'origine. Dans notre rétrospective, nous discutons de plusieurs cas spécifiques reliés à la pollinisation et à l'obtention des ressources en nutriments qui, à notre avis, illustrent bien les progrès récents dans la compréhension du mimétisme chimique. Nous proposons ensuite des avenues de recherche écologiques et chimiques pour le futur qui devraient permettre des perspectives plus approfondies sur l'évolution du mimétisme chimique.[Traduit par la Rédaction]

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“…A female at a host cell destroys the egg of the host and replaces it with her own. Further information on Sphecodes biology can be found in works by Ordway (1964), Eickwort and Eickwort (1972), Torchio (1975), Sick et al (1994), and summarized by (Michener (2000, 2007). …”

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Callosphecodes, a little-known bee (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Sphecodes)

Rasmussen¹,

Michener²

2011

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Callosphecodes Friese, 1909, a synonym or perhaps subgenus of Sphecodes Latreille, 1804, is known on the basis of one female of Sphecodes ralunensis (Friese, 1909) from New Britain and one female and one male of a similar species, Sphecodes manskii (Rayment, 1935) from northeastern Australia. The male is here described for the first time and the females of the two species are compared for the first time. In spite of considerable collecting, only these three specimens have appeared in over a century. Descriptions and illustrations are provided.

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Host-parasite relationships in six species ofSphecodes bees and their halictid hosts: Nest intrusion, intranidal behavior, and Dufour's gland volatiles (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Cited by 26 publications

References 22 publications

Phylogeny of Halictidae with an emphasis on endemic African Halictinae

Phylogeny of Halictidae with an emphasis on endemic African Halictinae

Callosphecodes, a little-known bee (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Sphecodes)

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