Mating Behaviour of the Braconid Wasp, Apanteles glomeratus L. (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) : Mating Sequence and the Factor for Correct Orientation of Male to Female

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Mating behaviour of Apanteles glomeratus was investigated. Mating sequence of the male consisted of wing vibration, approach to the female, visual recognition of the female, antennal contact to female wings, mounting and copulation. Female was passive throughout the sequence. To ensure successful mating, there existed a simple factor which determined a correct orientation of male to female. It was the position of the female wings prior to male's mounting. When mounting, the male was supposed to get the information of his direction from the female wings at the time of antennal contact, because most of the males mounted the female with inversely fixed wings from the front. The fact suggested that the correct orientation of male to female in mounting was determined by the female wings.
日本応用動物昆虫学会の論文
1982-02-25