Courtship behaviour in the genus Nomada – antennal grabbing and possible transfer of male secretions
| Autor: | Dieter Wittmann, Matthias Schindler, Susanne S. Renner, Michaela M. Hofmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Andrena Insecta Arthropoda Zoology Hymenoptera Apidae 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Genus cuckoo bees lcsh:Zoology Animalia lcsh:QL1-991 Cell Aggregations Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Antennal structure Nomada copulation chemomimesis Courtship display biology biology.organism_classification 010602 entomology Excretory system Insect Science Cuckoo bee male secretions Apoidea |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research 65: 47-59 Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol 65, Iss, Pp 47-59 (2018) |
| Popis: | Due to low population densities, copulation in the cuckoo bee genus Nomada has not previously been observed, although a seminal paper by Tengö and Bergström (1977) on the chemomimesis between these parasitic bees and their Andrena or Melitta hosts postulated that secretions from male glands might be sprayed onto females during copulation. Our observations on the initiation and insertion phase of copulation in three species of Nomada now indicate antennal grabbing as a mechanism by which chemicals are transferred between the sexes. Histological studies of the antennae of N.fucata and N.lathburiana reveal antennal modifications associated with cell aggregations that represent glandular cells, and SEM studies revealed numerous excretory canals. |
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