Description of the male of Xystromutilla bucki Suárez, 1960 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae), including new information on the biology of the genus

The male of Xystromutilla bucki Suárez, 1960 is described and associated with the female based on couples reared from trap-nests occupied by Auplopus subaurarius Dreisbach, 1963 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Information on the diapause of X. bucki and Pseudomethoca nr. chontalensis (Cam...

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Main Authors: Roberto A. Cambra, Caroline Nepomuceno Queiros, Jean P. Alves De Deus, Kevin A. Williams, Pedro R. Bartholomay, Jucélia Iantas, Michele C. Nether, Kenji Nishida, Yostin J. Añino, Daisy Saavedra, Maria L. Tunes Buschini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-01-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/60944/download/pdf/
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Summary:The male of Xystromutilla bucki Suárez, 1960 is described and associated with the female based on couples reared from trap-nests occupied by Auplopus subaurarius Dreisbach, 1963 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Information on the diapause of X. bucki and Pseudomethoca nr. chontalensis (Cameron, 1895) (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) is presented. Seasonal and annual variation in the abundance of X. turrialba Casal, 1969 are also given.
ISSN:1313-2970