Latest Articles from Journal of Hymenoptera Research Latest 2 Articles from Journal of Hymenoptera Research https://jhr.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:38:26 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://jhr.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Journal of Hymenoptera Research https://jhr.pensoft.net/ Revision of Phoenoteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae, Scelioninae) https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/59794/ Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 575-611

DOI: 10.3897/jhr.87.59794

Authors: Zachary Lahey, Luciana Musetti, Lubomír Masner, Norman F. Johnson

Abstract: The genus Phoenoteleia Kieffer is revised. Phoenoteleia canalis Dodd, P. rufa Kieffer, and P. rufescens (Kieffer) are redescribed, P. fusca (Kieffer) is transferred to Dicroscelio Kieffer as Dicroscelio fuscus (Kieffer), comb. nov., and six species are described as new: P. buka Lahey, sp. nov. (Fiji), P. gunnelsi Lahey, sp. nov. (Indonesia), P. halua Lahey, sp. nov. (Indonesia), P. kaca Lahey, sp. nov. (Indonesia), P. kuboa Lahey, sp. nov. (Fiji), and P. sanma Lahey, sp. nov. (Vanuatu). The difficulty in associating male and female specimens is discussed. A key is provided to differentiate between the species of Phoenoteleia and the putative closely related genera Mallateleia Dodd and Oxyteleia Kieffer.

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Monograph Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:00:17 +0200
Nest architecture and colony composition of communally nesting Spilomena socialis sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Pemphredoninae) from peninsular Malaysia https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/4403/ Journal of Hymenoptera Research 41: 113-129

DOI: 10.3897/JHR.41.8515

Authors: Stefano Turillazzi, Robert W. Matthews, Duccio Pradella, Fabio Meucci, David Baracchi

Abstract: Communal nesting, rare in the crabronid wasps, has been recorded for various species in the Spilomenina clade of the Pemphredoninae. A new communally nesting species, Spilomena socialis, is described from peninsular Malaysia where it nested on buildings at Bukit Fraser. The nest consists of a group of closely spaced clusters of vertically oriented cells attached to walls, and is constructed of tiny pieces of vegetal and mineral origin, parts of insects, and fungal hyphae bound together by silk secreted from each female wasp’s abdominal gland. Nests contained up to 39 cells (average 10.4 cells, N = 35). Nest entrances were at the upper end of the cells and were protected on one side by a “roof”. Cells constructed side-by-side have their roofs connected to form a tube that allowed access to all the cells. Nests were inhabited by 1–13 females (average 4.3 females per nest, N = 21) and 0–4 males, the overall sex ratio being 0.22. Ovarian development among the females in a nest varied. In 8 of 20 nests with 3 or more females only one female had developed ovaries, but female size (measured as head width) did not correlate with ovarian development. Cells are apparently progressively provisioned with thrips, and are often re-used. Adult females cooperatively defend the nests against intruders.

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Research Article Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0200