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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Alcock, Leigh W. Simmons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/30517/