Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences (Dec 2015)

Nesting Biology and Behavior of Euodynerus dantici (Rossi, 1790) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) in Central Mongolia

  • Batchuluun Buyanjargal,
  • Roman Yu. Abasheev

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22353/mjbs.2015.13.04
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1-2
pp. 25 – 33

Abstract

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Nesting biology of Euodynerus dantici (Rossi, 1790) was studied in the Khugnu- Khaan Mountains of Khugnu-Tarna National Park, central Mongolia in 2014 using nest traps. Euodynerus dantici is univoltine in the study site, with one generation per growth season. Nest architecture and its structural parts were described in details. The inner cells of the nests were longer and contained a proportionately larger amount of food than the shorter outer cells. Females developed in inner cells and males developed in outer cells. Developmental stages of E. dantici is studied with details of pupation period. All basic behavioral elements of nesting females are described. A nest parasitoid, Chrysis ignita (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) was reared from E. dantici nests for the fi rst time. For provisioning, caterpillars of the family Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) were hunted by females. Diversity in nest architecture is possibly a result of nest parasite pressure

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