Nesting Behavior of Abispa ephippium (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae): Extended Parental Care in an Australian Mason Wasp
The genus Abispa includes Australia's largest wasps, potters with distinctive mud nests weighing up to 0.5 kg. During 31 days near Katherine, NT, Australia, we observed 8 active A. ephippium (Fabricius) nests and dissected 16. Nesting is lengthy and asynchronous; female generations often overl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/851694 |