Comportamiento de Bembix americana antilleana durante la nidificadón (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
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| Natura: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 1995 |
| Descrizione: | The nesting behavior of Bembix americana antilleana was studied in Cuba. The specíes nested irrestrictiveIy with respect to soil types. Females constructed simple one-cell nests. Cells were progressively supplied with flies from several faroilies, mainly Syrphidae and Muscídae. Pernales laid eggs on the fírst prey placed in the cell. Males flew a "sun dance" to attempt mating. In dense nesting aggregations males formed a struggling ball of competitors around females. They also excavated their own resting burrow. B. americana antilleana was a generalized nesting species Ihat exhibiled more primitive Ihan specialized traits, according lo the evolutionary scheme of the genus Bembix. |
| Stato: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Istituzione: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lingua: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/22438 |
| Accesso online: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/22438 |
| Keyword: | sphecidae bembix (!mericana antilleana prey mating nesting behavior |