Showing papers on "Vespoidea published in 1997"
TL;DR: A new species of the paper wasp genus Metapolybia Ducke is described, and its similarities to otherspecies of the genus are discussed.
Abstract: A new species of the paper wasp genus Metapolybia Ducke is described, and its similarities to other species of the genus are discussed. Metapolybia Ducke is a small genus of neotropical paper wasps in the tribe Epi- ponini of the subfamily Polistinae, The tribe is of interest for its behavior of founding colonies by swarms of multiple queens accompanied by workers, and the genus is of interest because the phenomenon of cyclical oligogyny. West-Eberhard (1978), studying Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, observed that, although the swarm initi- ating a colony began with multiple egg-layers, only one egg-layer remained by the time that reproductive progeny were produced. This type of colony cycle, termed cyclical oligogyny by Strassmann et al. (1991), is considered to be important in the maintenance of eusociality in swarm-founding wasps, by raising relatedness among queens.
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01 Jan 1997
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TL;DR: Some new localities are found for some species which have aiready bcen reponed in Turkey and the type localilies of 4 species and 2 subspecies are in Turkey.
Abstract: S UM M AR Y: This study is based upon material colleaed from different locaiities of Turkey between 1976-1996, and the olher related studies are reviewed. in this study, 15 species and subspecies belonged to 4 genera in ihe subfamily Masarinae are recorded. The type localilies of 4 species and 2 subspecies are in Turkey. Some new localities are found for some species which have aiready bcen reponed in Turkey. TURKIYE'NIN MASARIDAE (HYMENOPTERA, VESPOIDEA) TURLERI OZET: Bu calismada, Turkiye'nin degisik yorelerinden 1976-1996 yillarinda toplanan Masaridae ornekleri ile bu konuda bugune kadar Turkiye'de yapilan calismalarda tespit edilen tur ve altturler degerlendirilmeye alinmis ve sonucta Masarinae altfamilyasina ait 4 cinse bagli 15 tur ve altturun bulundugu tespit edilmistir. Bunlardan, 4 tur ve 2 altturun tip lokalitelerinin Turkiye oldugu gorulmustur. Ayrica, daha once Turkiye'de bulundugu belirtilen turlerin cogu icin yeni bkaliteler tespit edilmistir
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01 Jan 1997
TL;DR: In this study, 15 species and subspecies belonged to 4 genera in ihe subfamily Masarinae are recorded and the type localilies of 4 species and 2 subspecies are in Turkey.
Abstract: S UM M AR Y: This study is based upon material colleaed from different locaiities of Turkey between 1976-1996, and the olher related studies are reviewed. in this study, 15 species and subspecies belonged to 4 genera in ihe subfamily Masarinae are recorded. The type localilies of 4 species and 2 subspecies are in Turkey. Some new localities are found for some species which have aiready bcen reponed in Turkey.
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