Vol 65, No 2 (2018)

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v65i2

Table of Contents

Review

Review of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna
Mariáh Tibcherani, Vivian Ayumi Fujizawa Nacagava, Rodrigo Aranda, Ramon Luciano Mello
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112-129

Research Article - Ants

Ant Community in Neotropical Agrosystems: A Four-Year Study in Conventional and No-Tillage Systems
Wedson Desidério Fernandes, Denise Lange, Janser Moura Pereira, Josué Raizer
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130-137
A comparison between time of exposure, number of pitfall traps and the sampling cost to capture ground-dwelling poneromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Camila Brito Gomes, Jorge L. P. Souza, Elizabeth Franklin
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138-148
A New Protocol Using Artificial Seeds to Evaluate Dietary Preferences of Harvester Ants in Semi-arid Environments
Pedro Luna, Wesley Dáttilo
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149-154
Seed removal by ants in tropical savannas: optimizing fieldwork
Marina Acero Angotti, Ananza Rabello, Graziele Santiago, Carla Ribas
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155-161
The Influence of Extrafloral Nectaries on Arboreal Ant Species Richness in Tree Communities
Marcelo Silva Madureira, Tathiana Guerra Sobrinho, José Henrique Schoereder
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162-169
Volatile Component Analysis of Michelia alba Leaves and Their Effect on Fumigation Activity and Worker Behavior of Solenopsis invicta
Deqiang Qin, Rilin Huang, Zihao Li, Shiying Wang, Dongmei Cheng, Zhixiang Zhang
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170-176
The Habitat Affects the Ecological Interactions between Azteca Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Cecropia Loefl. (Urticaceae Juss.)
Marcos Augusto Ferraz Carneiro, André Luiz Gaglioti, Karine Santana Carvalho, Ivan Cardoso Nascimento, Juliana Zina
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177-184
Cytogenetic studies of Trachymyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, 1925 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) by conventional and molecular methods
Luísa Antônia Campos Barros, Gisele Amaro Teixeira, Hilton Jeferson Alves Cardoso de Aguiar, Denilce Meneses Lopes, Silvia das Graças Pompolo
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185-190
Morphology and Histochemistry of the Venom Apparatus in Different Castes of the Ant Ectatomma vizottoi (Formicidae: Ectatomminae)
Luan Dias Lima, Ellen Liciane Barbosa Firmino, Alexsandro Santana Vieira, William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
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191-200
Hylomyrma villemantae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species from Mountain Rainforests of the Atlantic Forest Biome
Marilha da Silva Neves, Benoit Jean Bernard Jahyny, Lucimeire de Souza Ramos Lacau, Michele Silva D'Esquivel, Muriel Lima de Oliveira, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Sébastien Lacau
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201-207
Weaver Ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Performance in Mango and Cashew Trees Under Different Management Regimens
Rosine Brisso Wargui, Appolinaire Adandonon, Antonio Sinzogan, Florence Mahouton Anato, Jean-François Vayssières, Dansou Kossou, Joachim Offenberg
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208-214
Phylogeny of the ant genus Aphaenogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of a new species
Kiko Gómez, David Martinez, Xavier Espadaler
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215-224

Research Article - Bees

Wind Speed Affects Pollination Success in Blackberries
Allison Young, Pilar Gomez-Ruiz, Janelle Pena, Hiromi Uno, Rodolfo Jaffé
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225-231
Morphometric Divergence of Anatolian Honeybees through Loss of Original Traits: A Dangerous Outcome of Turkish Apiculture
Meral Kekeçoğlu
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232-243
The Roles of Bees and Hoverflies in the Pollination of Jacquemontia evolvuloides (Moric.) Meisn. (Convolvulaceae) in a Semiarid Region
Joicelene Regina Lima da Paz, Camila Magalhães Pigozzo, Miriam Gimenes
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244-252
Orchid Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest (Caatinga) in Brazil
Lazaro da Silva Carneiro, Willian Moura Aguiar, Candida Maria Lima Aguiar, Gilberto Marcos de Mendonça Santos
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253-258
Pollen storage by stingless bees as an environmental marker for metal contamination: spatial and temporal distribution of metal elements.
Nathalia De Oliveira Nascimento, Herminio Arias Nalini Junior, Fernanda Ataide, Adriana Tropia Abreu, Yasmine Antonini
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259-270
Prediction of the post-translational modifications of adipokinetic hormone receptors from solitary to eusocial bees
Huipeng Yang, Jiaxing Huang, Yanjie Liu, Jilian Li, Shudong Luo, Jie Wu
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271-279
Estimating colonies of Plebeia droryana (Friese, 1900) (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): adults, brood and nest structure
Yara Sbrolin Roldão-Sbordoni, Fábio Santos Nascimento, Sidnei Mateus
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280-284
Epidemiological Survey of Ascosphaera apis in Small-Scale Migratory Apis mellifera iberiensis Colonies
Laura Jara, Diego Martínez-López, Irene Muñoz, Pilar De la Rua
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285-290

Research Article - Termites

Influence of Food Resource Size on the Foraging Behavior of Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky)
Thiago Sampaio de Souza, Vinícius Siqueira Gazal, Vinicius José Fernandes, Ana Carolina Campos de Oliveira, Elen de Lima Aguiar-Menezes
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291-298

Research Article - Wasps

Visitation of Social Wasps in Arabica Coffee Crop (Coffea Arabica L.) Intercropped with Different Tree Species
Vitor Barrile Tomazella, Gabriel Castro Jacques, Aline Cesar Lira, Luís Cláudio Paterno Silveira
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299-304
Long- and short-term changes in social wasp community structure in an urban area
Mateus Fajardo de Freitas Salviato Detoni, Bruno Correa Barbosa, Tatiane Tagliatti Maciel, Samuel Júlio Lima dos Santos, Fabio Prezoto
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305-311
Niche overlap and daily activity pattern of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in kale crops
Gabriel Castro Jacques, Tiago Georg Pikart, Vinicius Silva Santos, Lucas Oliveira Vicente, Luís Cláudio Paterno Silveira
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312-319
Occurrence of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a Sugarcane Culture
Bruno Corrêa Barbosa, Newton José de Jesus Silva, José Cola Zanuncio, Fábio Prezoto
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320-324
A founder-controlled, social wasp assemblage, and a recent severe fall in numbers
Anthony Raw
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325-329

Short Note

Fortress with Sticky Moats: the Functional Role of Small Particles around Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Apidae: Hymenoptera) Nest Entrance
Amaro Alves, Sebastian F. Sendoya, André Rodrigo Rech
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330-332
Neotropical Swarm-Founding Wasps (Vespidae; Polistinae: Epiponini) Accept Expelled Queens in Case of Queen Loss
Laura Chavarria-Pizarro, Marjorie Silva, Fernando Barbosa Noll
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333-336
Simarouba versicolor (Simaroubaceae) Dispersal by the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta sexdens
Domingos Rodrigo Silva Lopes, Rodrigo Castro Tavares, Kamila Otoni Marques Batista, Priscila Bezerra de Souza, Mariela Otoni do Nascimento, Danival José de Souza
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337-339
Ants that Frequently Colonize Twigs in the Leaf Litter of Different Vegetation Habitats
Tae Tanaami Fernandes, Débora Rodrigues Souza-Camapana, Rogério Rosa Silva, Maria Santina Castro Morini
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340-344
Discovery of the termite specialist ant genus Centromyrmex, Mayr 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) in the Guiana Shield
Weslly Franco, Rodrigo Machado Feitosa
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345-347