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Scramble competition by males of the velvet ant Nemka viduata (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)
2013
Behaviour
The mating systems of mutillid wasps have rarely been studied. Here we present information on the mating system of Nemka viduata. At a site in southern Spain, many males of this species were seen flying over host (digger wasp) nest aggregations while searching for females. Male activity was greatest in the early morning and late afternoon, when females were more active searching for hosts, and on days when relatively large numbers of females were active. Males were not territorial but instead
doi:10.1163/1568539x-00003035
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