Observations on a mating swarm of Acropyga arnoldi are reported for the first time. Aspects of the trophophoretic nature of the queens are discussed. The mealybugs carried by the queens were all females. For specimens examined further, each mealybug was found to possess a single, very large egg, an unusual observation for mealybugs.
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1 September 2007
Characterization of an Acropyga arnoldi mating swarm and early stage colony founding behavior
J. S. LaPolla,
L. A. Spearman
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Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Vol. 133 • No. 3
September 2007
Vol. 133 • No. 3
September 2007
Acropyga
Eumyrmococcus
Formicidae
Pseudococcidae
Rhizoecinae
trophophoresy