Cuticular Hydrocarbons on Old Museum Specimens of the Spiny Mason Wasp, Odynerus spinipes, (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) Shed Light on the Distribution and on Regional Frequencies of Distinct Chemotypes
V. C. Moris, K. Christmann, A. Wirtgen, S. A. Belokobylskij, A. Berg, W.-H. Liebig, V. Soon, H. Baur, T. Schmitt, O. Niehuis
The paper analyzes cuticular hydrocarbon chemotypes in Odynerus spinipes specimens to infer their geographic distribution and frequency across the species' range.
bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2020Ecology