Presence of Strepsiptera Parasites in the Independent-founding Wasp, Polistes satan

Although the paper wasp genus, Polistes, has been examined extensively, little is known about the occurrence of parasitism in this group. We detected the obligate parasitic insect group, Strepsiptera in the gaster of Polistes satan Bequaert adult females. By dissecting 161 adult females from 24 col...

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Main Authors: Kazuyuki Kudô, Kazuma Komatsu, Sidnei Mateus, Ronaldo Zucchi, Fabio Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-07-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/280
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