"Marimbondos": a review on the neotropical swarm-founding polistines.

Noll, Fernando Barbosa

doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.347-353

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“…sylveirae , only a few individuals of the colonies are reproductive. After a swarm, colonies start with several queens and workers, and as the colony develops, some queens disappear or adopt a worker role, and the number of queens reduces until one or a few queens remain [ 17 ]. Carvalho [ 101 ] also found a high value of Hd and a low π for Angiopolybia pallens and Synoeca surinama , two species of paper wasps in the same tribe as Protonectarina .…”

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“…Swarm-founding wasps of the Epiponini compose an interesting social tribe of vespids, presenting both complex social characteristics (intricate nest building, polygyny and swarm reproduction) and uncommon traits for a eusocial group, such as castes with the same or with a very similar morphology [ 16 , 17 ]. As the name suggests, these wasps initiate their colonies by swarms, with one or more queens accompanied by a group of workers [ 17 , 18 ]. As a social insect, the effective population size of P .…”

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“…Common representatives of Neotropical fauna, 19 genera and approximately 234 described species compose the Epiponini tribe [ 17 ]. Protonectarina sylveirae (Saussure) is the only species of the genus Protonectarina Ducke, and these aggressive wasps form colonies of large populations that build very large and perennial arboreal nests, usually suspended from a twig [ 16 , 24 , 25 ].…”

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Phylogeographic analysis reveals high genetic structure with uniform phenotypes in the paper wasp Protonectarina sylveirae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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Swarm-founding wasps are endemic and common representatives of neotropical fauna and compose an interesting social tribe of vespids, presenting both complex social characteristics and uncommon traits for a eusocial group, such as the absence of castes with distinct morphology. The paper wasp Protonectarina sylveirae (Saussure) presents a broad distribution from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, occurring widespread in the Atlantic rainforest and arboreal Caatinga, being absent in the Amazon region. Given the peculiar distribution among swarm-founding wasps, an integrative approach to reconstruct the evolutionary history of P. sylveirae in a spatial-temporal framework was performed to investigate: the presence of genetic structure and its relationship with the geography, the evolution of distinct morphologic lineages and the possible historical event(s) in Neotropical region, which could explain the observed phylogeographic pattern. Individuals of P. sylveirae were obtained from populations of 16 areas throughout its distribution for DNA extraction and amplification of mitochondrial genes 12S, 16S and COI. Analysis of genetic diversity, construction of haplotype net, analysis of population structure and dating analysis of divergence time were performed. A morphometric analysis was also performed using 8 measures of the body of the adult (workers) to test if there are morphological distinction among populations. Thirty-five haplotypes were identified, most of them exclusively of a group and a high population structure was found. The possibility of genetic divergence because of isolation by distance was rejected. Morphological analysis pointed to a great uniformity in phenotypes, with only a small degree of differentiation between populations of south and the remaining. Divergence time analysis showed a Middle/Late Miocene origin, a period where an extensive marine ingression occurred in South America. Divergence of haplogroups began from the Plio/Pleistocene boundary and the last glacial maximum most likely modeled the current distribution of species, even though it was not the cause of genetic breaks.

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“…Except for Ropalidiini, the other tribes are represented in Brazil. Polistes Latreille, Mischocyttarus de Saussure, and the 19 genera of Epiponini compose the Brazilian fauna of wasps, totalizing about 300 species, of which 104 are endemic (Carpenter and Marques 2001;Carpenter 2004;Noll 2013). The states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Bahia concentrate more than half of all social wasp surveys carried out in Brazil to date (Barbosa et al 2016).…”

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Survey of social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) in Amazon rainforest fragments in Acre, Brazil

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The State of Acre, in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon, harbors high biodiversity and a high degree of endemisms. Nevertheless, there are few studies on the diversity of social wasps occurring in this region. This study presents a list of social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) collected actively with attractive bait in three rainforest fragments in Acre. A total of 758 wasps belonging to 11 genera and 36 species were collected. Nineteen species were new distribution records for Acre and three others were new records for Brazil. Based on our results, further investigations should lead to a significant increase in Polistinae diversity in this region, producing information for biogeographic studies and management of natural areas.KEYWORDS: distribution records, Neotropical Region, swarm-founding wasps, Western Amazon Levantamento de vespas sociais (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) em fragmentos de floresta Amazônica no Acre, Brasil RESUMO O estado do Acre é parte da Amazônia Ocidental brasileira, uma área que abriga uma grande biodiversidade e alto grau de endemismos. Contudo, poucos estudos investigaram a diversidade de vespas sociais nesta região. Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de uma amostragem de vespas sociais (Hymenoptera,Vespidae, Polistinae) em três fragmentos de floresta primária no estado do Acre. As vespas foram coletadas ativamente com o uso de solução atrativa. Um total de 758 vespas, pertencentes a 11 gêneros e 36 espécies, foi amostrado, sendo 19 dessas espécies novos registros de distribuição para o Acre e três novos registros para o Brasil. Nossos resultados indicam que novas investigações devem levar a um aumento significativo da diversidade de espécies de vespas Polistinae conhecida para a região. Nosso estudo produziu subsídios de grande utilidade para estudos biogeográficos e fornece informações importantes para a tomada de decisões sobre o manejo de áreas naturais.

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“…As vespas sociais da subfamília Polistinae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) se caracterizam por ser um grupo diversificado, tanto pelo número de espécies (mais de 900 espécies descritas) quanto pela variedade morfológica e comportamental (CARPENTER; MARQUES, 2001;NOLL, 2013). Esses organismos desempenham importante função nas comunidades animal e vegetal, seja nos ecossistemas naturais seja nos agrícolas, realizando a polinização e/ou pela pressão de predação exercida nas populações de outros organismos, principalmente de lagartas, com potencial para o controle biológico PREZOTO et al, 2008;ELISEI et al, 2010;.…”

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Vespas sociais (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em lavouras de Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) no Sul de Minas Gerais

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Social wasps play an important role within communities, in natural and agricultural ecosystems alike, by pollinating and/or preying on other organisms, especially caterpillars, revealing its potential for biological control. The objective of this paper is to inventory the existing fauna of social wasps in coffee-growing areas in Inconfidentes and Ouro Fino, southern Minas Gerais; verify the attractiveness of four baits in addition to assessing the influence of a native forest fragment on the richness and abundance of species. 3,405 specimens of social wasps were collected, representing 8 genders and 19 species. A coffee plantation associated with a forest fragment in Inconfidentes recorded the highest specific richness (S=17), abundance (N=2,656) and dominance (D= 0.4448). Genus Polybia was the most representative, with seven species (37%). Agelaia pallipes (51%) and Agelaia multipicta (15%) were the most abundant species. The rate of similarity between the areas was 65%, with 13 common species. Attractive traps are efficient to collect social wasp species, and the maintenance of areas of natural vegetation near the crops ensures greater abundance of species. However, there seems to be clear the influence of forest area on the richness, because several species of social wasps are euriécias.

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"Marimbondos": a review on the neotropical swarm-founding polistines.

Cited by 20 publications

References 49 publications

Phylogeographic analysis reveals high genetic structure with uniform phenotypes in the paper wasp Protonectarina sylveirae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Phylogeographic analysis reveals high genetic structure with uniform phenotypes in the paper wasp Protonectarina sylveirae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Survey of social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) in Amazon rainforest fragments in Acre, Brazil

Vespas sociais (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em lavouras de Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) no Sul de Minas Gerais

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