Western paper wasp (Mischocyttarus flavitarsis) building a nest
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Vespidae
Subfamily:
Polistinae
Tribe:
Mischocyttarini
Genus:
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1853
Species
>200 species
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;[1] 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.[1]Mischocyttarus wasps build a relatively simple, single comb nest. Sometimes, the nest is built within a meter of the nest of Polistes carnifex.[2] 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.[3] Not all nests have a female with developed ovaries.[2] 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.
Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola huddling together in early winter
^ abChecklist of the Polistine Tribe Mischocyttarini
^ abCorn, Mary L. (1972). "Notes on the Biology of Polistes carnifex (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in Costa Rica and Colombia". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 79 (3): 150–157. doi:10.1155/1972/78756.
^Reeve, Hudson K. (1991). "Polistes". In Kenneth G. Ross & Robert W. Mathew (ed.). The Social Biology of Wasps. Cornell University Press. pp. 99–148. ISBN 978-0-8014-9906-7.
Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of Mischocyttarus separates it from the tribe Epiponini. Mischocyttarus is the largest genus of social wasps, containing...
1854, and it is a member of the social polistine wasp genus Mischocyttarus. Mischocyttarus is actually cited as the largest genus of social wasps, and...
tarsal lobes of Mischocyttarus separates it from the tribe Epiponini, and it is placed instead in its own tribe Mischocyttarini. Mischocyttarus larvae also...
Mischocyttarus santacruzi is a species of social wasp from the Vespidae family. It was first discovered in the Atlantic Forest from Ilhéus, Southern portion...
The genus of this species, Mischocyttarus, is the largest social wasp genus with 189 species and 15 subspecies. Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola is one...
P. tepidus Tribe Mischocyttarini Genus Mischocyttarus M. collarellus M. flavitarsis M. labiatus Mischocyttarus drewseni Tribe Epiponini Genus Agelaia...
wasp nests in Brazil. The eggs of the hosts including Mischocyttarus atramentarius, Mischocyttarus cassununga and Polistes versicolor are eaten by the thrips...
species and occasionally in similar close proximity to a Mischocyttarus nest. Polybia and Mischocyttarus are often associated in the same area; however, Polistes...
its nest construction based on environmental conditions, and the wasp Mischocyttarus mexicanus is known to nest in groups or alone depending on the distribution...
certain ant species to keep away predatory ant species. The tropical wasp Mischocyttarus drewseni coats the pedicel of its nest with an ant-repellent chemical...
species has been observed to raid wasp nests, including the species Mischocyttarus mexicanus, and to forage on their brood. It is the most dominant arboreal...
including species such as Polistes dominulus, P. exclamans, P. metricus, Mischocyttarus flavitarsis and P. apachus. For example, M. flavitarsis nest cells are...
Polybia. Orlando Tobias Silveira (2008). "Phylogeny of wasps of the genus Mischocyttarus de Saussure (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae)" (PDF). Revista Brasileira...
doi:10.1007/s00040-010-0079-0. S2CID 33545713. Litte, Marcia (1979). "Mischocyttarus flavitarsis in Arizona: Social and Nesting Biology of a Polistine Wasp"...
doi:10.1007/s00040-010-0079-0. S2CID 33545713. Litte, Marcia (1979). "Mischocyttarus flavitarsis in Arizona: Social and Nesting Biology of a Polistine Wasp"...
social wasp species. In some cases, the wasp actually takes over empty Mischocyttarus drewseni nests to lay their eggs instead of creating their own nests...
the Study of Oriental Insects. Gadagkar, R. (1991). "Belonogaster, Mischocyttarus, Parapolybia, and Independent founding Ropalidia., In: The Social Biology...
worker-like roles. Unlike species of related wasps of the genera Polistes and Mischocyttarus, this queen-like individual does not show obvious aggression or acts...
Borges, R. C.; Silveira, O. T. (2019). "Revision of the species-group of Mischocyttarus (Omega) filiformis (de Saussure 1854), with description of three new...
Phi was preoccupied by a subgenus of the New World polistine genus Mischocyttarus and he therefore chose to compound Phi with Eumenes into Phimenes as...
doi:10.1007/s00040-010-0079-0. S2CID 33545713. Litte, Marcia (1979). "Mischocyttarus flavitarsis in Arizona: Social and Nesting Biology of a Polistine Wasp"...
Defense Behavior Against the Attack of Ants in Colonies of Pre-emergent Mischocyttarus cerberus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)." Acta Ethologica 11.2 (2008): 43-54...
et al. (2012). "Division of labor in colonies of the eusocial wasp, Mischocyttarus consimilis". Journal of Insect Science. 12 (21): 21. doi:10.1673/031...
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