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Table 1 Number of combs, brood production, and colony population in the analyzed colonies of Metapolybia docilis. Percentage in parentheses.

From: Shape differences rather than size differences between castes in the Neotropical swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia docilis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini)

Nest Location

Colony phase

Cells

Estimated n. of generations

Females

Males

  

Empty

with eggs

With larvae

With pupae

total

 

Workers

Queens

 

Igaçaba – São Paulo State

Worker-producing

123

108

268

321

820

1

197

23

0

  

(15.0)

(13.2)

(32.7)

(39.2)

  

(89.6)

(10.5)

 

Igaçaba – São Paulo State

Male-producing

313

42

26

6

387

2

165

4

7

  

(79.9)

(10.9)

(6.7)

(1.6)

  

(93.8)

(2.3)

(3.98)

Pedregulho – São Paulo State

Pre-emergence

41

19

0

0

60

0

64

9

0

  

(68.3)

(31.7)

    

(87.7)

(12.3)

 

Nova Xavantina – Mato Grosso State

absconding

-

-

-

-

-

-

44

1

0

        

(97.8)

(2.2)

 

Ribeirão Preto – São Paulo State

Swarm

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

7

0

        

(61.1)

(38.9)