Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil
We studied the seasonality and made notes about the nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. We collected 427 adult paper wasp P. ridleyi specimens for nine months using Malaise interception traps. The highest abundance of wasps...
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| author | Alexandre Somavilla Thiago Mahlmann Bruno Correa Barbosa Francisco Limeira-de-Oliveira José Albertino Rafael |
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We studied the seasonality and made notes about the nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. We collected 427 adult paper wasp P. ridleyi specimens for nine months using Malaise interception traps. The highest abundance of wasps was observed in October, November, and December, a fact most likely explained by the lowest precipitation levels on the island. We recorded 38 P. ridleyi nests. However, most of them were collected in a single Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) plant. This agglomeration may suggest multi-combs behavior, as reported for another species of Polistes spp.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b730ddadb7f8411f991f67100b6590ce2023-03-02T17:41:24ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672023-02-0170110.13102/sociobiology.v70i1.8541Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast BrazilAlexandre Somavilla0Thiago Mahlmann1Bruno Correa Barbosa2Francisco Limeira-de-Oliveira3José Albertino Rafael4Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPAInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPAUniversidade Estadual do MaranhãoInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA We studied the seasonality and made notes about the nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. We collected 427 adult paper wasp P. ridleyi specimens for nine months using Malaise interception traps. The highest abundance of wasps was observed in October, November, and December, a fact most likely explained by the lowest precipitation levels on the island. We recorded 38 P. ridleyi nests. However, most of them were collected in a single Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) plant. This agglomeration may suggest multi-combs behavior, as reported for another species of Polistes spp. http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/8541Agglomeration foundDry seasonNestsOceanic islands faunaPolistinae |
| spellingShingle | Alexandre Somavilla Thiago Mahlmann Bruno Correa Barbosa Francisco Limeira-de-Oliveira José Albertino Rafael Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil Sociobiology Agglomeration found Dry season Nests Oceanic islands fauna Polistinae |
| title | Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil |
| title_full | Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil |
| title_short | Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil |
| title_sort | seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp polistes ridleyi kirby 1890 in the fernando de noronha archipelago northeast brazil |
| topic | Agglomeration found Dry season Nests Oceanic islands fauna Polistinae |
| url | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/8541 |
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