<i>DESCRIPTION OF STRIDULATORY ORGAN IN MESSOR BARBARUS (LINNEO, 1767) (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)</i>

Authors

  • José María Hernández
  • María Dolores Martínez
  • E. Ruiz
Keywords: stridulatory organ, <i>Messor barbarus</i>, formicidae, acoustical communication

Abstract

In this paper stridulatory organ for all castes of Messor babarus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) is described, we have studied mainly its pars Stridens. The intra-specific variability has been measured in 30 males, 12 gynes and 36 workers and through this research we have been able to establish that the three castes can be differentiated not only by its size and number of ridges, as has been formerly made, but also by its shape. These findings open new horizons for the understanding of the biological meaning of acoustical communication in ants.

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Author Biographies

José María Hernández

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

María Dolores Martínez

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

E. Ruiz

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
How to Cite
Hernández, J. M., Martínez, M. D., & Ruiz, E. (2002). <i>DESCRIPTION OF STRIDULATORY ORGAN IN MESSOR BARBARUS (LINNEO, 1767) (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)</i>. Anales de Biología, (24), 167–174. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/31591
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