Probable marking behavior of Cerceris clypeata (Philanthinae, Crabronidae, Hymenoptera)
Males of Cerceris clypeata appear to mark grass stems and other plant parts with secretions from cephalic glands by placing the head and tip of the abdomen on the plant as they walk up the stem or around the leaf of the marked plant. Behavior of this sort has rarely been recorded f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2018-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
Online Access: | https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/30517/ |