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Winkler Extraction
This is a glossary of terms used in the descriptions of ants. A B D E F G H M N O P Q R S T U W See also *Glossary of entomology terms * Glossary of scientific names *Glossary of scientific naming References {{Reflist, 24em, refs= {{cite book, author=Michael Allaby, title=A Dictionary of Plant Sciences, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wzZGQOmcjqAC&pg=PA158, year=2012, publisher=OUP Oxford, isbn=978-0-19-960057-1, page=158 {{cite journal , last=Brown , first=W. L., Jr. , date=1960 , title=Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. III. Tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera). , journal=Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume=122 , pages=143–230 {{cite journal, last1=Corn, first1=M. L. , title=Polymorphism and polyethism in the neotropical ant ''Cephalotes atratus'' (L.), journal=Insectes Sociaux, date=1980, v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alate
Alate (Latin ''ālātus'', from ''āla'' (“wing”)) is an adjective and noun used in entomology and botany to refer to something that has wings or winglike structures. In entomology In entomology, "alate" usually refers to the winged form of a social insect, especially ants or termites, though can also be applied to aphids and some thrips. An alate is a winged reproductive caste from a social insect colony in its winged form. Alate females are typically those destined to become gynes (queens), whereas alate males are occasionally referred to as "drones" (or "kings", in the case of termites). Their common behavioural function is starting a new colony, to expand their mother colonies etc. Colonies of termites and ants produce alates. It is a flight-based form of reproductive technique. In a termite colony, alates (winged males and winged females) disperse in a specific period or a month. Male and female pair to each other during flight, shed their wings, and start a new c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
