Thoracobombus from Mexico: a description of the male species-specific cephalic labial gland secretions

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41340/19:79270

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13592-018-0629-4" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13592-018-0629-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-018-0629-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s13592-018-0629-4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Thoracobombus from Mexico: a description of the male species-specific cephalic labial gland secretions

Original language description

The male cephalic labial gland secretions of bumblebees are known to be species-specific semiochemicals. These secretions that are involved in bumblebee pre-mating recognition provide efficient diagnostic characters for species delimitation. The subgenus Thoracobombus is the largest group of bumblebees and is found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions. Here, the cephalic labial gland secretion (CLGS) composition of six Mexican Thoracobombus bumblebee species are analyzed: Bombus diligens, B. medius, B. mexicanus, B. pensylvanicus, B. trinominatus, and B. weisi. Our results suggest the presence of two new potential species into the formerly recognized B. weisi as well as one new potential species in the taxon presently identified as B. pensylvanicus. Moreover, the male of B. pensylvanicus, known to congregate at nest sites awaiting the emergence of virgin queens, is characterized by low concentrations of the C16 component. This observation raises the possibility that courtship behavior as well as environmental constraints could affect the role of the male bumblebees' CLGS.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10616 - Entomology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Apidologie

ISSN

0044-8435

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

50

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

183-194

UT code for WoS article

000467208900006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85065390538