Name - Psithyrus vestalis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:135418 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Psithyrus vestalis Pittioni 1939

• Psithyrus vestalis Strand 1919

• Psithyrus vestalis (Fourcr.)

• Psithyrus vestalis (Geoff.)

• Psithyrus vestalis Le Peletier de S. F. 1833

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Recent Publications

• Social parasitism of Psithyrus vestalis in free-foraging colonies of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
• Activity of Bombus colonies in a submontain [submontane] environment of Molise region.
• Suppression of ovarian development of Bombus terrestris workers by B. terrestris queens, Psithyrus vestalis and Psithyrus bohemicus females.
• Chemical ecology involved in invasion success of the cuckoo bumblebee Psithyrus vestalis and in survival of workers of its host Bombus terrestris.
• Rapid evolution of antimicrobial peptide genes in an insect host-social parasite system.

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