Table 1 Azteca chartifex material examined for this study, gyne parasitism rate and number and developmental stage of Nothomicrodon.
Nest ident. | Gynes | Gyne pupae | Workers | Worker larvae | Gyne larvae | Total larvae | Parasitized gyne larvae | Gyne parasitism rate (%) | Corrected gyne parasitism rate (%) a | Developmental stage of Nothomicrodon | Nothomicrodon L3 wandering in the host nest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aztc 017 | 0 | 0 | 1295 | 1170 | 96 | 1266 | 52 | 54.2 | 55.6 | 2 eggs, 13 L1-2, 12 early L3, 25 L3 | 3 | |
Aztc 032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | 3 | 1 parasitized puparium | |
Aztc 033 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 10 L3 | 4 | |
Total | 7 | 44 | 1321 | 1170 | 115 | 1285 | 62 | 53.9 | 57.9 | 62 | 10 | 1 |
