Associations of mutillid wasps (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) with eusocial insects
Instituto Federal Goiano, Biology, Parasitology, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 2022, 05(01), 007–033.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjst.2022.5.1.0049
Publication history:
Received on 04 May 2022; revised on 12 June 2022; accepted on 14 June 2022
Abstract:
Although disturbing, this scenario is common within the Mutillidae, as the most striking feature is undoubtedly their marked sexual dimorphism: all known females are wingless and most males are winged, although some species have winged males. Reduced (brachypterous) or apterous. This extreme sexual dimorphism has historically led to numerous descriptions of new species, and even genera, based on a single sex, causing the family to remain poorly studied throughout the world. The objective of this paper is to verify the association of mutillid wasps (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) with eusocial insects. To this end, a bibliographic survey of Mutillidae was carried out in the years 1937 to 2021. Only complete articles published in scientific journals and expanded abstracts presented at national and international scientific events. Data were also obtained from platforms such as: Academia.edu, Frontiers, Qeios, Pubmed, Biological Abstract, Publons, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic, Science and ERIC.
Keywords:
Sexual dimorphism; Defense; Poison; Larva; parasitoid
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