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Vespa dybowskii André as a facultative temporary social parasite

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Vespa dybowskii André can establish the nest either by the independent foundation like as other hornets, or by the usurpation of the nests ofV. crabro L. orV. xanthoptera Cameron already established. Namely, this hornet belongs to the facultative temporary social parasite like asVespula squamosa (Drury) and certain bumblebees. The marked aggressiveness of this hornet and other biological observations were described together with some considerations on the labour parasitism among the social insects.

Zusammenfassung

Vespa dybowskii André kann ihre Nest falls durch die unabhängige Gründung wie andere Hornisse, falls aber durch die Oberung der schon gegründeten Nester vonV. crabro L. oderV. xanthoptera Cameron, gründen. Nämlich gehört diese Hornis zum fakultativen temporären Sozialparasit wieVespula squamosa (Drury) und gewisse Hummelarten. Die bemerkbare Kampflustigkeit dieser Hornisse und andere biologische Beobachtungen wurden zasammen mit einige Betrachtungen über die Arbeitsparasitismus in den sozialen Insekten beschrieben.

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Vespa dybowskii André nidifie soit en construisant elle-même son nid comme les autres guêpes, soit en usurpant des nids deVespa crabro L. ouV. xanthoptera Cameron déjà construits. Cette guêpe appartient donc aux

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  1. Zoological Institute, Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo

    Shoichi F. Sakagami

  2. Shimojômura, Shimoina, Nagano Prefecture

    Kuni'ichi Fukushima

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Contribution No. 359 from the Zoological Institute, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

We are much indebted to Professor TohruUchida for reading the manuscript, and to Dr. KeizoYasumatsu who gave us kindly valuable informations on this species. Moreover, we express here our gratitude to Dr.G. Richard for his kindness in preparing French summary.

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Sakagami, S.F., Fukushima, K. Vespa dybowskii André as a facultative temporary social parasite. Ins. Soc 4, 1–12 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02226244

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