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Polygyny, oviposition, life cycle and longevity of the three subspecies of leaf-cutting ants, Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

dc.contributor.authorForti, Luiz Carlos [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCamargo, Roberto da Silva [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorProtti de Andrade, Ana Paula [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCaldato, Nadia [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Aline de Amorim Costa da
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Vânia Maria
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Western São Paulo (Universidade do Oeste Paulista) (UNOESTE)
dc.contributor.institutionFederal University of Piauí
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-06T16:16:27Z
dc.date.available2019-10-06T16:16:27Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-25
dc.description.abstractResearch related to the comparative biology of phylogenetically close ant species has received little attention, although it is the basis for understanding the systematics of some sibling groups. The objective was to study the polygyny, oviposition, life cycle and longevity of the three subspecies of leaf-cutting ants. For that, we studied: oviposition rate – queens from three colonies were individually placed in plastic containers, and at 24-hour intervals, the laid eggs were quantified over a period of 96 hours; the workers’ life cycle – the development of immature ants was observed every 24 hours and, as a result, the duration of each stage of development was determined; the workers’ longevity – newly emerged adults were tagged and returned to the fungus chamber of their respective nests, and daily observations were made in each of the nest’s chamber. Laying rates were variable in the three queens studied, with a mean of total eggs laid of 271 for Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus, 113 for Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus and 119 for Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans.The incubation period was 21.2 days in A. s. brunneus, 22.8 days in A. s. subterraneus and 20.4 days in A. s. molestans. The larval phase and pupal phase lasted on average 22.5 and 21.2 days in A. s. brunneus, 22.8 and 15.8 days in A. s. subterraneus and 17.2 and 14.2 days in A. s. molestans, respectively. Life cycle was different in the studied taxa, from 62 to 77 days in A. s. brunneus, from 59–68 days in A. s. subterraneus and from 51 to 55 days in A. s. molestans. The workers’ longevity varied between subspecies A. s. brunneus, A. s. subterraneus and A. s. molestans.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratory of Social Insects-Pests Vegetal Protection Department College of Agricultural Sciences São Paulo State University (Universidade Estadual Paulista) UNESP
dc.description.affiliationLaboratory of Agricultural Entomology Agronomy Department College of Agricultural Sciences University of Western São Paulo (Universidade do Oeste Paulista) (UNOESTE)
dc.description.affiliationCollege of Biological Sciences Student Federal University of Piauí
dc.description.affiliationUnespLaboratory of Social Insects-Pests Vegetal Protection Department College of Agricultural Sciences São Paulo State University (Universidade Estadual Paulista) UNESP
dc.format.extent3005-3016
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2019.1569271
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Natural History, v. 52, n. 47-48, p. 3005-3016, 2018.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00222933.2019.1569271
dc.identifier.issn1464-5262
dc.identifier.issn0022-2933
dc.identifier.lattes6187684824965648
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85061088137
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/188700
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Natural History
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAcromyrmex subterraneus brunneus
dc.subjectAcromyrmex subterraneus molestans
dc.subjectAcromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus
dc.subjectleaf-cutting ants
dc.subjectlife cycle
dc.subjectoviposition
dc.subjectworkers’ longevity
dc.titlePolygyny, oviposition, life cycle and longevity of the three subspecies of leaf-cutting ants, Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
dspace.entity.typePublication
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