On the nesting biology of eumenine wasps yet again: Minixi brasilianum (de Saussure) is a builder and a renter... at the same time! (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae)


Autoria(s): Hermes,Marcel G.; Araújo,Gustavo; Antonini,Yasmine
Data(s)

01/06/2015

Resumo

Our understanding of eumenine nesting biology is still elusive. The use of two nesting strategies, namely renting and building, are reported concomitantly for the first time for Minixi brasilianum (de Saussure, 1875). Ecological factors such as resource availability and protection against potential enemies may play an important role in eumenine nesting biology.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000200141

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia

Fonte

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia v.59 n.2 2015

Palavras-Chave #Eumenini #Nest site availability #Trap nests #Riparian forest
Tipo

journal article