Ito, F. and Hashim, R. and Mizuno, R. and Billen, J. (2022) Notes on the biology of Protanilla sp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) collected in Ulu Gombak, Peninsular Malaysia. Insectes Sociaux, 69 (1). pp. 13-18. ISSN 0020-1812, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-021-00839-z.
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A colony of Protanilla sp. was collected from the floor of a selectively logged forest in Ulu Gombak, Peninsular Malaysia, in March 2011. The colony contained 17 ergatoid queens and 25 workers. The ergatoid queens had 6-10 ovarioles per individual with a sperm-filled spermatheca while workers had two ovarioles and a vestigial spermatheca. In the laboratory, foraging workers responded to Occasjapyx sp. (Japygidae) only; larvae, workers, and ergatoid queens fed on this prey. Ergatoid queens frequently showed larval and egg care, and transported larvae when the nest was disturbed. Compared to Leptanilla, morphological and behavioral specialization of both castes in Protanilla sp. does not seem developed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [Grant No:24405010], Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [Grant No:18K06421], Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) [Grant No:18K06421] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Behavioral characteristics; Caste specialization; Ergatoid queen; Japygidae |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2023 07:59 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Oct 2023 07:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/42418 |
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