Summary
The new forms are intercasts with male influences in the cuticle structures. In the pharaoh's antMonomorium pharaonis (L.) (Hymenoptera, Formicidæ) we found gynergatandromorphs, ergatogynandromorphs, androgynergatomorphs and androergatogynomorphs. Observations on the biology and behaviour of these forms which can be produced experimentally are included.
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Bei diesen Formen handelt es sich um Interkasten mit männlichen Einflüssen in den Kutikulastrukturen. Bei der PharaoameiseMonomorium pharaonis (L.) (Hymenoptera, Formicidæ) fanden wir Gynergatandromorphe, Ergatogynandromorphe, Androgynergatomorphe und Androergatogynomorphe. Beobachtungen über die Biologie und Verhalten dieser Formen, die experimentell erzeugt werden können, werden mitgeteilt.
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Berndt, K.P., Kremer, G. New categories in the gynandromorphism of ants. Ins. Soc 30, 461–465 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02223977
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