caa a22 4500 465788653 CHVBK 20180323112017.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01049192 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01049192 Territorial and mating behavior of Xylocopa fimbriata F. and Xylocopa gualanensis Cockerell from Costa Rica [Elektronische Daten] [S. Bradleigh Vinson, G. Frankie] The territorial and mating behavior of two Xylocopaspecies X. fimbriataF. and X. gualanensisCockerell from Costa Rica are described. Male territorial activity was common during February through April in the higher areas of a dry forest savanna. Both species maintained territories at the same location within hollows in the foliage of Ardesia revolutaH.B.K., a small evergreen tree which occurs commonly in the dry forest. Xylocopa fimbriatamaintained territories during early morning hours, whereas the territorial period for X. gualanensisoccurred during late afternoon. Males of both species infrequently marked territories. It is suggested that a secretion released from their mesosomal glands is wiped onto their legs during frequent leg-body and leg rubbing which occurs while males hover. The secretion is occasionally applied to marking points on vegetation by their secretion-contaminated legs. Males repeatedly marked select locations when females were near their territories regardless of whether females were searching nearby branches for nesting sites, gathering provisions, or passing through their areas. Some females oriented to and entered certain male territories. An example of female mate choice in selection of male territories is provided. Females flew into male territories from 2-4 cm down-wind of male scent-marked locations. As females approached these locations, males hovered downwind in close proximity to the females' approach path. As females hovered a few centimeters downwind of the scented focal point, males approached from downwind and mounted. The males behavior and the role of scent-marking in the reproductive behavior of lek polygyny is discussed. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1990 Pheromones nationallicence territorial defense nationallicence lek polygyny nationallicence anthrophoridae nationallicence male behavior nationallicence sexual attraction nationallicence Bradleigh Vinson S. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, Texas aut Frankie G. Department of Entomology, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, California aut Journal of Insect Behavior Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 3/1(1990-01-01), 13-32 0892-7553 3:1<13 1990 3 10905 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01049192 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01049192 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bradleigh Vinson S. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, Texas aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Frankie G. Department of Entomology, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, California aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Insect Behavior Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 3/1(1990-01-01), 13-32 0892-7553 3:1<13 1990 3 10905 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer