Mischocyttarus
Sign in to saveMischocyttarus is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of Mischocyttarus separates it from the tribe Epiponini. Mischocyttarus is the largest genus of social wasps, containing over 200 species and subspecies. Mischocyttarus wasps build a relatively simple, single comb nest. Sometimes, the nest is built within a meter of the nest of Polistes carnifex. Foraging adults bring nectar and small caterpillars back to the nest to feed to the develo
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyVespidae
Оса Mischocyttarus flavitarsis Mischocyttarus (лат.) — крупнейший род общественных ос семейства Vespidae. Около 245 видов.[1] Содержание 1 Распространение 2 Описание 3 Систематика 4 Примечания 5 Литература 6 Ссылки Распространение Неотропика, несколько видов в Неарктике (один вид — Mischocyttarus flavitarsis (de Saussure, 1854) — США, Канада).[2] Описание Имеют тонкий и длинный петиоль между грудкой и брюшком. Строят простые открытые гнёзда, что позволяет легче проводить социобиологические наблюдения особенностей их поведения. Биология сходна с осами рода Polistes, с иерархией доминирования самок в колонии через физические атаки и оофагию.[1] Способны оказывать сопротивление при атаках на их гнёзда муравьёв.[3][4] Систематика Выделяют 9 подродов и около 245 видов. Единственный род трибы Mischocyttarini подсемейства Полистины. Монофилия рода и части подродов (Mischocyttarus s. str., Clypeopolybia, Monogynoecus, Scytokeraia, Phi, Kappa, Megacanthopus и Omega) подтверждена в результате филогенетического анализа признаков:[1] Clypeopolybia Bruthes Haplometrobius Richards Kappa de Saussure Megacanthopus Ducke Mischocyttarus de Saussure Monogynoecus Richards Omega de Saussure Phi de Saus
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 376
- With media
- 989
- Family
- Vespidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, IBUNAM, UMNH, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), INHS, UCM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil, Suriname
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Mischocyttarus is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of Mischocyttarus separates it from the tribe Epiponini. Mischocyttarus is the largest genus of social wasps, containing over 200 species and subspecies. Mischocyttarus wasps build a relatively simple, single comb nest. Sometimes, the nest is built within a meter of the nest of Polistes carnifex. Foraging adults bring nectar and small caterpillars back to the nest to feed to the developing larvae which are individually housed in separate cells in the nest. Not all nests have a female with developed ovaries. Their biology is similar to that of species in the genus Polistes. However, Mischocyttarus appear to show considerably more social and reproductive flexibility than Polistes.
thumb|200px|Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola huddling together in early winter
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