Occurrence of different gynandromorphs and ergatandromorphs in laboratory colonies of the urban ant, Monomorium floricola
1Instituto Biológico, Unidade Laboratorial de Referência em Pragas Urbanas. Av. Conselheiro Rodrigues Alves, 1252,
Vila Mariana, São Paulo, SP. CEP: 04014-002
2Universidade Estadual Paulista – Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Instituto de Biociências – Campus de Rio Claro. Av. 24A, n.
1515, Bela Vista, Rio Claro, SP. CEP: 13506-900
Abstract
Colonies of Monomorium floricola (Jerdon) in laboratory conditions showed gynandromorphic and ergatandromorphic specimens, the former with nine different combinations of male and female tissues and the latter with 6 different combinations. Their development from egg to adult was around 74.6 days for gynandromorphs, and 87.5 days for ergantandromorphs.
Keywords: Formicidae, longevity
Correspondence:
anaefari@biologico.sp.gov.br
Editor: Robert Jeanne was editor of this paper.
Received: 15 May 2009 | Accepted: 11 November 2010 | Published: 14 February 2011
Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.
ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 11, Number 17
Campos AEC, Kato LM, Zarzuela MFM. 2011. Occurrence of different gynandromorphs and ergatandromorphs in laboratory colonies of the urban ant, Monomorium floricola. Journal of Insect Science 11:17 available online: insectscience.org/11.17
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