Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)

In ants, biology studies are especially important to complete the information aiming to identify species belonging to unresolved or confused taxa in taxonomy. Such observations allow the inclusion of biological data with other characteristics of determined group, something that preserved specimens i...

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Auteurs principaux:	Itanna Oliveira Fernandes, Marcio Luiz De Oliveira, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie
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Publié:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014
Sujets:	males cannibalism castes secondary monogyny pleometrosis Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dc04e85ab56c4722b9881c7b974aa3a52021-12-02T16:16:58ZNotes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.380-386https://doaj.org/article/dc04e85ab56c4722b9881c7b974aa3a52014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/38https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525In ants, biology studies are especially important to complete the information aiming to identify species belonging to unresolved or confused taxa in taxonomy. Such observations allow the inclusion of biological data with other characteristics of determined group, something that preserved specimens in collections do not reveal, such as nesting site, foraging time, nuptial flight and especially the relationship between castes, supporting taxonomic analysis and descriptions. Here, nests of three species of the complex <em>foetida</em> of the genus<em> Pachycondyla</em> were observed and collected in three Brazilian localities. Pleometrosis, secondary monogyny and cannibalism were observed for the ant <em>P.</em><em> inversa</em>. In many ant species, queens newly mated are associated with other queens to establish new colonies, independent of parenthood. In the ant genus <em>Pachycondyla</em>, the reproductive structure varies broadly and aggressiveness seems to be an important factor in structuring the organization and reproductive division in the colony. The occurrence of males in nests of <em>P.</em><em> inversa</em> and <em>P.</em><em> curvinodis</em> allowed the description of males. The nuptial flight period was estimated to of <em>P. inversa</em> (August), <em>P. villosa</em> (October) and <em>P.</em><em> curvinodis</em> (November).Itanna Oliveira FernandesMarcio Luiz De OliveiraJacques Hubert Charles DelabieUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlemalescannibalismcastessecondary monogynypleometrosisZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 4, Pp 380-386 (2014)
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topic	males cannibalism castes secondary monogyny pleometrosis Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	males cannibalism castes secondary monogyny pleometrosis Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Itanna Oliveira Fernandes Marcio Luiz De Oliveira Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)
description	In ants, biology studies are especially important to complete the information aiming to identify species belonging to unresolved or confused taxa in taxonomy. Such observations allow the inclusion of biological data with other characteristics of determined group, something that preserved specimens in collections do not reveal, such as nesting site, foraging time, nuptial flight and especially the relationship between castes, supporting taxonomic analysis and descriptions. Here, nests of three species of the complex <em>foetida</em> of the genus<em> Pachycondyla</em> were observed and collected in three Brazilian localities. Pleometrosis, secondary monogyny and cannibalism were observed for the ant <em>P.</em><em> inversa</em>. In many ant species, queens newly mated are associated with other queens to establish new colonies, independent of parenthood. In the ant genus <em>Pachycondyla</em>, the reproductive structure varies broadly and aggressiveness seems to be an important factor in structuring the organization and reproductive division in the colony. The occurrence of males in nests of <em>P.</em><em> inversa</em> and <em>P.</em><em> curvinodis</em> allowed the description of males. The nuptial flight period was estimated to of <em>P. inversa</em> (August), <em>P. villosa</em> (October) and <em>P.</em><em> curvinodis</em> (November).
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author	Itanna Oliveira Fernandes Marcio Luiz De Oliveira Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie
author_facet	Itanna Oliveira Fernandes Marcio Luiz De Oliveira Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie
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title	Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)
title_short	Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)
title_full	Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)
title_fullStr	Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)
title_full_unstemmed	Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)
title_sort	notes on biology of brazilian populations of ants of the pachycondyla foetida species complex (formicidae: ponerinae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2014
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Notes on biology of Brazilian populations of ants of the Pachycondyla foetida species complex (Formicidae: Ponerinae)

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