TY - JOUR
T1 - On the Adult Behavioral Repertoire of the Sawfly Perreyia flavipes Konow, 1899 (Hymenoptera
T2 - Pergidae): Movement, Mating, and Thanatosis
AU - Neves, F. M.
AU - Pie, M. R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This study was funded by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) through a graduate fellowship to FMN (141355/2012-3) and a research fellowship to MRP (571334/2008-3). M. A. Nickele provided valuable comments on this manuscript.
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PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - Perreyia flavipes Konow, 1899 (Pergidae: Perreyinae) is a sawfly species with gregarious larvae commonly found in open areas in southern Brazil through Uruguay and northern Argentina. The combination of highly gregarious larvae with the production of a variety of toxins in P. flavipes has led to severe cases of intoxication in a variety of livestock species. Over the years, considerable information was discovered on the larval natural history of P. flavipes; however, virtually nothing is known about the adult behavior, particularly because of its short life-span. In this study, we report on the first extensive study on the adult behavior of P. flavipes, including movement, mating (with oviposition and maternal care), and thanatosis. Our results show some unusual behavioral adaptations presented by P. flavipes, such as irregular activity behavior (i.e., deficient gait pattern), thanatosis behavior-like display, and primitive maternal care. Individual behavioral acts are described and compared among sexes, and their potential functions are discussed.
AB - Perreyia flavipes Konow, 1899 (Pergidae: Perreyinae) is a sawfly species with gregarious larvae commonly found in open areas in southern Brazil through Uruguay and northern Argentina. The combination of highly gregarious larvae with the production of a variety of toxins in P. flavipes has led to severe cases of intoxication in a variety of livestock species. Over the years, considerable information was discovered on the larval natural history of P. flavipes; however, virtually nothing is known about the adult behavior, particularly because of its short life-span. In this study, we report on the first extensive study on the adult behavior of P. flavipes, including movement, mating (with oviposition and maternal care), and thanatosis. Our results show some unusual behavioral adaptations presented by P. flavipes, such as irregular activity behavior (i.e., deficient gait pattern), thanatosis behavior-like display, and primitive maternal care. Individual behavioral acts are described and compared among sexes, and their potential functions are discussed.
KW - Behavioral repertoire
KW - natural history
KW - sawflies
KW - thanatosis
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U2 - 10.1007/s13744-017-0509-z
DO - 10.1007/s13744-017-0509-z
M3 - Article (journal)
C2 - 28326460
AN - SCOPUS:85040826652
SN - 1519-566X
VL - 47
SP - 46
EP - 52
JO - Neotropical Entomology
JF - Neotropical Entomology
IS - 1
ER -