title: Integrated Analyses of Cuticular Hydrocarbons, Chromosome and mtDNA in the Neotropical Social Wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikán (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).
abstract: In the present work, we explored multiple data from different biological levels such as cuticular hydrocarbons, chromosomal features, and mtDNA sequences in the Neotropical social wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis (J.F. Zikán). Particularly, we explored the genetic and chemical differentiation level within and between populations of this insect. Our dataset revealed shallow intraspecific differentiation in M. consimilis. The similarity among the analyzed samples can probably be due to the geographical proximity where the colonies were sampled, and we argue that Paraná River did not contribute effectively as a historical barrier to this wasp.
authors.affiliation: Lab de Ecologia Comportamental, Univ Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Dourados, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: D A S
authors.initials: DAS
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.affiliation: Depto de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Univ de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. rstmenezes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: R S T
authors.initials: RST
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.affiliation: Depto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica, Univ Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Dourados, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica, Univ Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Dourados, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: L H C
authors.initials: LHC
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Lab de Ecologia Comportamental, Univ Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Dourados, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Antonialli
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D059006:Chromosomes, Insect; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D014863:Wasps / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D006838:Hydrocarbons
keywords: Fluorochromes; Mischocytarini; Polistinae; karyotype; surface hormones