Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil

Seasonality and nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil

We studied the seasonality and made notes about the nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. We collected 427 adult paper wasp P. ridleyi specimens for nine months using Malaise interception traps. The highest abundance of wasps w...

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Published in:Sociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 70; no. 1; p. e8541
Main Authors: Somavilla, Alexandre, Mahlmann, Thiago, Barbosa, Bruno Correa, Limeira-de-Oliveira, Francisco, Rafael, José Albertino
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 01-03-2023
Subjects:
Agglomeration found
Dry season
Nests
Oceanic islands fauna
Polistinae
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Summary:We studied the seasonality and made notes about the nesting habits of the endemic social wasp Polistes ridleyi Kirby, 1890 of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. We collected 427 adult paper wasp P. ridleyi specimens for nine months using Malaise interception traps. The highest abundance of wasps was observed in October, November, and December, a fact most likely explained by the lowest precipitation levels on the island. We recorded 38 P. ridleyi nests. However, most of them were collected in a single Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) plant. This agglomeration may suggest multi-combs behavior, as reported for another species of Polistes spp.
ISSN:0361-6525
2447-8067
DOI:10.13102/sociobiology.v70i1.8541