Cryptic nest of Mischocyttarus iheringi (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) with description of camouflage

Authors

  • Bruno Corrêa Barbosa Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Bioacústica – LABEC, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Campus Universitário, Bairro Martelos, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, CEP 36036-900, Brazil
  • Marcelle Leandro Dias Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Bioacústica – LABEC, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Campus Universitário, Bairro Martelos, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, CEP 36036-900, Brazil
  • Karine Munck Vieira Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Bioacústica – LABEC, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Campus Universitário, Bairro Martelos, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, CEP 36036-900, Brazil
  • Fábio Prezoto Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Bioacústica – LABEC, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Campus Universitário, Bairro Martelos, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, CEP 36036-900, Brazil

Keywords:

nesting habitat, nest construction, social wasp

Abstract

Camouflage is a strategy widely used by various insects in the wild. However, the use of plant material to construct nests is not a widespread habit among the Polistinae. In this study, we describe the nest of Mischocyttarus iheringi Zikán (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) with notes on the use of plant material and the wasps’ behavior.

 

Sumario

 

El camuflaje es una estrategia muy utilizada por varios insectos en la naturaleza. Sin embargo, el uso de material vegetal para la construcción de nidos no es un hábito generalizado entre los Polistinae. En este estudio, se describe el nido de Mischocyttarus iheringi Zikán (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) con notas sobre el uso de material vegetal y el comportamiento de las avispas.

 

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Published

2015-12-30

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 1 (March 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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