The Cuticular Hydrocarbons Profiles in the Colonial Recognition of the Neotropical Eusocial Wasp, Mischocyttarus cassununga (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Sociobiology

Túlio Marcos Nunes²  Ivan Cesar Desuó³  Sulene Noriko Shima³  André Sunao Nishiuchi Murakami³  Sidnei Mateus¹ 

[1] Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia.;Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP);UNESP - Rio Claro

关键词: Nestmate;    Colony;    Chemical signal;    Mischocyttarini;   

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来源: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil

【 摘 要 】

Cuticular hydrocarbons are chemical messengers with fundamental role in information transfer on the nestmate recognition, physical or behavioral caste, age, task specialization and reproductive status among individuals of colony. In basal (primitively) eusocial wasps, the role of cuticular hydrocarbons in the colonial recognition has been extensively studied in genus Polistes (Polistinae) and Stenogastrinae. Although the genusMischocyttarus(Polistinae) is a large group of neotropical eusocial wasps, the cuticular hydrocarbons were only investigated in a few species. This study aimed to verify whether the cuticular hydrocarbons can discriminate the intercolonial identity inMischocyttarus cassununga . Our results showed that the cuticular hydrocarbons can play a role in intercolony recognition.

【 授权许可】

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