Title
A new Eustenoga[s]ter species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Stenogastrinae), the first hover wasp known to overwinter on the nest
Title Variants
Alternative:
New Eustenogaster species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Stenogastrinae)
Alternative:
New hover wasp
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3534
By
Saito-Morooka, Fuki
Nguyen, Lien P. T.
Kojima, Jun-Ichi, 1955-
Carpenter, James M. (James Michael), 1956-
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2006
Notes
Caption title.
"September 8, 2006."
A new species of hover wasp, Eustenogaster nigra Saito and Nguyen, is described based on females and males collected mainly in northern Viet Nam. The wasp is also distributed in mountainous areas of central Viet Nam and the southern part of China. All distribution records are from areas with more-or-less distinct seasons in terms of temperature. The nest is described and compared with those of other Eustenogaster species. A nest collected during early spring in Tam Dao National Park in northern Viet Nam, where there is a more-or-less distinct 'winter', had five males and six virgin females, suggesting that both sexes overwinter on their nest.
Subjects
Behavior
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Classification
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Eustenogaster
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Eustenogaster nigra
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Geographical distribution
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Insects
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Nests
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Social evolution in animals
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Vespidae
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Vietnam
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Wasps
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Wintering
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3534 2006
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3534[1:ANESHS]2.0.CO;2
OCLC:
71316463
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