On the nesting biology of eumenine wasps yet again: Minixi brasilianum (de Saussure) is a builder and a renter… at the same time! (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae)

• Published in: Revista brasileira de entomologia Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 141 - 142
• Main Authors: Hermes, Marcel G., Araújo, Gustavo, Antonini, Yasmine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Editora Ltda 01.04.2015; Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
• Subjects: Eumeninae; Eumenini; Hymenoptera; Nest site availability; Riparian forest; Trap nests; Vespidae; Eumenini; Riparian forest; Nest site availability; Trap nests

Our understanding of eumenine nesting biology is still elusive. The use of two nesting strategies, namely renting and building, are reported concomitantly for the first time for Minixi brasilianum (de Saussure, 1875). Ecological factors such as resource availability and protection against potential...