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Wingless reproductives in the slave‐making ant P olyergus samurai : specialized producers of males ( H ymenoptera: F ormicidae)
Author(s) -
Tsuneoka Yousuke
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/ens.12001
Subject(s) - biology , spermatheca , hymenoptera , zoology , anatomy , botany , sperm
Three wingless reproductives of P olyergus samurai Y ano were collected in the reproductive season. These wingless reproductives had developed ovaries and laid eggs immediately after collection. They lacked spermatheca and the eggs produced by wingless reproductives finally become adult males. These observations suggest that the wingless reproductives of P . samurai are potential producers of males.