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Table 1. Behavioral repertoire of Procryptocerus 
and relative frequencies observed in 20 hours. 
scahriusculus. 
Number of acts 
Acts 
Workers 
Queens 
Sell-groom 
antennae and legs 
!945( .2851) 
75( .2517) 
abdomen and legs 
86( .0126) 
2( .0070) 
lick abdominal tip 
16( .0023) 
Antennal tipping 
48( .0070) 
Abdominal trophallaxis 
callow licks worker 
65( .0095) 
worker licks worker 
26( .0038) 
worker licks queen 
7( .0010) 
Solicit and or donate liquid food 
with worker 
988( .1448) 
99( .3322) 
with queen 
99( .0145) 
I6( .0537) 
Solicit from larvae 
93( .3110) 
In fra buccal pellets 
extrude 
3( .0004) 
help nestmate extrude 
3( .0004) 
carry 
9( .0013) 
Allogroom 
worker 
1 036( .1518) 
4( .0134) 
queen 
257( .0377) 
l( .0034) 
Eat 
egg 
75( .0110) 
6( .0201) 
larva or pupa 
97( .0142) 
unidentified brood 
I3( .0019) 
honey 
23( .0034) 
Kick 
egg 
34( .0050) 
larva 
308( .0451) 
pupa 
206( .0302) 
lick molting pupa 
44( .0064) 
new emergent 
145( .0213) 
Manipulate, carry, drag 
egg 
42( .0062) 
larva 
68( .0100) 
2( .0067) 
pupa 
!7( .0025) 
callow 
6( .0009) 
Excavate 
908( .1331) 
Kick wall of nest 
60( .0088) 
