Attraction of the sexes in Formica lugubris Zett (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
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Title
Attraction of the sexes in Formica lugubris Zett (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Journal
Insectes Sociaux
ISSN
0020-1812
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1993
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
40
Number
3
Pages
319-324
Language
english
Notes
Lt867
Abstract
Sexuals of Formica lugubris fly to mating places, where females attract males by using a sex pheromone. Females collected on the nest surface before departing on a mating flight are much less attractive than those collected on the mating place after the mating flight, suggesting that the mating flight triggers the release of the sex pheromone. Olfactory cues are essential for males to locate females while they patrol. Males probably use visual cues to locate females once they have alighted nearby them. Males are also attracted by aggregations of other males on the ground, probably because one or several females are likely to be close to male aggregations.
Keywords
attraction, sexual pheromone, Formica lugubris, ant, mating communication
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