MORPHOLOGICAL CASTE DIFFERENCES IN THE NEOTROPICAL SWARM-FOUNDING ANDPOLYGYNOUS POLISTINE WASP, POLYBIA-SCUTELLARIS

Authors
NOLL FB ZUCCHI R MATEUS S
Citation
Fb. Noll et al., MORPHOLOGICAL CASTE DIFFERENCES IN THE NEOTROPICAL SWARM-FOUNDING ANDPOLYGYNOUS POLISTINE WASP, POLYBIA-SCUTELLARIS, Studies on neotropical fauna and environment, 32(2), 1997, pp. 76-80
Citations number
20
Journal title
Studies on neotropical fauna and environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01650521
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
76 - 80
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0521(1997)32:2<76:MCDITN>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
In the swarm Sounding wasp, Polybia scutellaris, the worker and the qu een caste ni-e morphologically distinct. Only queens have activated ov aries and are inseminated. Queens ale larger in 9 morphometric charact ers analysed. Caste differences in polistine wasps and in particular i n the polygynous colonies of the neotropical Epiponini are discussed.