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Social Parasite Ants in the Alps: a New Site of the Vulnerable Myrmica myrmicoxena and New Uppermost Altitudinal Limit for M. microrubra 阿尔卑斯地区的群居寄生蚁:一个易危的桃金娘新居地和小圆桃金娘新居地

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.7276

E. Schifani, C. Castracani, F. A. Spotti, D. Giannetti, M. Ghizzoni, M. Gobbi, V. Lencioni, L. Pedrotti, D. Grasso, A. Mori

{"title":"Social Parasite Ants in the Alps: a New Site of the Vulnerable Myrmica myrmicoxena and New Uppermost Altitudinal Limit for M. microrubra","authors":"E. Schifani, C. Castracani, F. A. Spotti, D. Giannetti, M. Ghizzoni, M. Gobbi, V. Lencioni, L. Pedrotti, D. Grasso, A. Mori","doi":"10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.7276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.7276","url":null,"abstract":"We conducted a survey on the Alpine fauna of one of the largest Natural Park of the Italian Alps (Stelvio National Park) in the framework of a broad ecological monitoring of Alpine biodiversity. A two-years standardized sampling employing pitfall traps along a 1200 m altitudinal gradient led to the discovery of two interesting inquiline social parasite ants of the genus Myrmica: M. myrmicoxena Forel, 1895 and M. microrubra Seifert, 1993. Myrmica myrmicoxena, which is classified as Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List, was so far known from only three sites across a narrow geographic range between Italy and Switzerland. Our data support the previous hypothesis over its ecology and host association. Myrmica microrubra is considered an incipient species of high evolutionary interest, sometimes regarded as an intraspecific form of M. rubra. While having a wide distribution in Europe, its presence in Italy was hitherto known only from a single site, and our record extends its altitudinal distribution limit in Europe upwards by about 600 m.","PeriodicalId":21971,"journal":{"name":"Sociobiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49177633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ant Rafting in an Extreme Ecosystem 极端生态系统中的蚂蚁漂流

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-11-19 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.7430

G. Wilson Fernandes, Flavio Siqueira de Castro, F. Camarota, Jéssica Cunha Blum, R. Maia

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The Molecular Characterization and Gene Expressions of Trehalase in Bumblebee, Bombus lantschouensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) 大黄蜂海藻糖酶的分子特征及基因表达(膜翅目:蜂科)

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-11-19 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.5443

Jiamin Qin, Feng Liu, Jie Wu, Shaoyu He, M. Imran, Wen-Jing Lou, H. Li-Byarlay, Shudong Luo

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The light intensity mediates the pollination efficacy of a Caatinga morning glory Ipomoea bahiensis (Convolvulaceae) 光照强度对旋花科牵牛花授粉效果的影响

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-11-19 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.5906

M. Gimenes, Laene S. Araujo, A. M. Medina

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Assemblages of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) in the Veredas of Central Brazil 巴西中部Veredas社会性黄蜂的群落（膜翅目、胡蜂科、蜂科）

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-11-19 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.5938

Lourivaldo Amâncio de Castro, S. R. Andena, Evandson José Anjos e Silva

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Seasonal Variations in the Organization and Structure of Apis cerana cerana Swarm Queen Cells 中华蜜蜂蜂群后细胞组织结构的季节变化

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-11-19 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i4.7208

Shunhua Yang, Dandan Zhi, Xueyang Gong, Yiqiu Liu, Wenzheng Zhao, K. Dong

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Diversity of Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Two Forest Sites from Kabylia of Djurdjura, Northern Algeria 阿尔及利亚北部Djurdjura Kabylia两个森林遗址蚂蚁(膜翅目，蚁科)的多样性

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-09-13 DOI: 10.13102/SOCIOBIOLOGY.V68I3.6232

Sadou Sid-Ali, Sadoudi-Ali Ahmed Djamila, Metna Ali-Ahmed Fatiha, Ourrad Ouiza, Slimani Said

{"title":"Diversity of Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Two Forest Sites from Kabylia of Djurdjura, Northern Algeria","authors":"Sadou Sid-Ali, Sadoudi-Ali Ahmed Djamila, Metna Ali-Ahmed Fatiha, Ourrad Ouiza, Slimani Said","doi":"10.13102/SOCIOBIOLOGY.V68I3.6232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13102/SOCIOBIOLOGY.V68I3.6232","url":null,"abstract":"The current study deals with the diversity of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Kabylia of Djurdjura. It has been carried out in two forest sites from the localities of Azeffoun and Assi-Youcef, Tizi Ouzou (northern Algeria). Two sampling methods were adopted: manual capture and pitfall traps. Various community metrics were used as key elements to assess ant biodiversity within the two study sites. They included the species richness, the relative abundance, the constancy, and the Shannon-Weaver and equitability indices. Our inventory allowed identifying 24 species belonging to 12 genera and three subfamilies, which are the Myrmicinae (58%), the Formicinae (34%), and the Dolichoderinae (08%). The highest species richness was registered for the two first subfamilies, while the subfamily Dolichoderinae dominated numerically. The Site of Azeffoun, which is more submitted to human activities, recorded higher values in the number of individuals, the species richness, and the Shannon-Weaver diversity index. However, the difference between the two sites consisted mainly of the rare species, such as Crematogaster laestrygon, Goniomma sp. and Palagiolepis sp., which were present in the Azeffoun site. The local site conditions certainly have played a key role in ant species occurrence within the two study areas. Azeffoun is more disturbed than Assi-Youcef, resulting in the recruitment of much more rare and accidental species in the first site. In contrast, the rate of accessory to omnipresent species is substantially higher in Assi-Youcef, which recorded a high species evenness. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the ant genus Formica in Kabylia of Djurdjura.","PeriodicalId":21971,"journal":{"name":"Sociobiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42699081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Nests of Eufriesea aff. auriceps (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) in remnants of Atlantic Forest and reforested areas Eufriesea aff的巢穴。大西洋森林遗迹和重新造林地区的耳目昆虫（膜翅目，Apidae，Euglossini）

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.5865

André Luis Gobatto, Amanda Guimarães Franciscon, N. Uemura, Susanna Mendes Miranda, Giovanna Gabriely Cesar, Ana Carolina Oliveira-Silva, Thais Kotelok-Diniz, S. Sofia

{"title":"Nests of Eufriesea aff. auriceps (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) in remnants of Atlantic Forest and reforested areas","authors":"André Luis Gobatto, Amanda Guimarães Franciscon, N. Uemura, Susanna Mendes Miranda, Giovanna Gabriely Cesar, Ana Carolina Oliveira-Silva, Thais Kotelok-Diniz, S. Sofia","doi":"10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.5865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.5865","url":null,"abstract":"In recent decades, the use of the trap-nest technique has helped to increase knowledge on the nest architecture of many orchid bee species. This study describes the nest architecture of Eufriesea aff. auriceps constructed in trap-nests made of dried bamboo internodes (canes). The nests were placed in remnants of Atlantic forest and in reforested areas next to forest remnants and monitored monthly from August 2015 to August 2016 and from August 2018 to August 2019 in southern Brazil. The bamboo internodes occupied by bees varied in internal diameter from 1.0cm to 2.0 cm (`X = 1.7; SD = 0.3; N = 12) and in length from 11.0 cm to 28.0 cm (`X = 19.5; SD = 4.8; N = 12). The total size of the nests inside the bamboo internodes ranged from 9.0 cm to 19.9 cm (`X = 14.3; SD= 3.9; N = 12). The number of brood cells constructed per nest varied from 1 to 10 (`X = 4.0; SD = 2.3; N = 15). The cells were built with small pieces of bark cemented with resin, linearly arranged along the bamboo tube. Internally, the cell wall was lined with resin. The cells measured 1.5-3.0 cm (`X = 2.3 ± 0.5; N = 48) in length and 1.4-1.7 (`X = 1.5 ± 0.1; N = 17) cm in width. The internal contour of the cells was elliptical. Females of Eufriesea aff. auriceps occupied trap-nests in both the forest remnants and in areas undergoing restoration.","PeriodicalId":21971,"journal":{"name":"Sociobiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46317889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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First Record of the Inquiline Ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 from Turkey 细胸蚁kutteri Buschinger的首个记录，1965年生于土耳其

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-08-14 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.7224

K. Kıran, C. Karaman, J. Heinze

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Bees from an Island in the Delta of the Americas (Maranhão state, Brazil) and their Floristic Interactions 美洲三角洲一个岛屿上的蜜蜂(巴西马兰赫<e:1>州)及其植物区系的相互作用

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Sociobiology Pub Date : 2021-08-14 DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.5783

Carlos Luis Neves, Harryson Corrêa Barros, Maira Rodrigues Diniz, Bruna Emanuele Freire Correia, Luciano André Chaves Ferreira, Albeane Guimarães Silva, E. Almeida, M. Rêgo

{"title":"Bees from an Island in the Delta of the Americas (Maranhão state, Brazil) and their Floristic Interactions","authors":"Carlos Luis Neves, Harryson Corrêa Barros, Maira Rodrigues Diniz, Bruna Emanuele Freire Correia, Luciano André Chaves Ferreira, Albeane Guimarães Silva, E. Almeida, M. Rêgo","doi":"10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.5783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.5783","url":null,"abstract":"Surveys of the bee fauna on islands are scarce due to the difficult access to the study area. Thus, the current study intended to establish the species of bees present in an island of the Delta of the Americas, called Grande do Paulino, Tutóia, Maranhão. Together with the bees, the plants visited by these insects were recorded, in order to document the relationships between these organisms. Between July 2017 and June 2018, once a month, 1,095 individuals, distributed in 16 tribes, 30 genera, and 48 species, were collected with active (entomological net) and passive (bowl traps) sampling methods. Data from plants and their visiting bees are presented in an interaction network in the form of a bipartite graph, showing Xylocopa cearensis as the most collected bee species, and Chamaecrista ramosa as the most visited plant by bees. In addition to providing information about the bee fauna of the state of Maranhão and, consequently, from the Brazilian northeast, this study explores the apifauna of a place never before explored and, because it is an island, of difficult access, also providing information about the floristic interactions of these insects.","PeriodicalId":21971,"journal":{"name":"Sociobiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42590399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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