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Proseicela
''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny of Chrysomelinae. Species *''Proseicela antennalis'' (Kirsch, 1883) *''Proseicela bicruciata'' Jacoby *''Proseicela bivittata'' *''Proseicela boliviensista'' *''Proseicela egensis'' Stal, 1869 *''Proseicela ecuadoriensis'' (Jacoby, 1903)? *''Proseicela flavipennis'' *''Proseicela maculata'' *''Proseicela signifera'' *''Proseicela spectabilis'' (Baly) *''Proseicela vittata ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny of ...'' (Fabricius) Behaviour Maternal guarding (a form of subsociality) of small broods of eggs and larvae is known in ''P. b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociality
Sociality is the degree to which individuals in an animal population tend to associate in social groups (gregariousness) and form cooperative societies. Sociality is a survival response to evolutionary pressures. For example, when a mother wasp stays near her larvae in the nest, parasites are less likely to eat the larvae. Biologists suspect that pressures from parasites and other predators selected this behavior in wasps of the family Vespidae. This wasp behaviour evidences the most fundamental characteristic of animal sociality: parental investment. Parental investment is any expenditure of resources (time, energy, social capital) to benefit one's offspring. Parental investment detracts from a parent's capacity to invest in future reproduction and aid to kin (including other offspring). An animal that cares for its young but shows no other sociality traits is said to be ''subsocial''. An animal that exhibits a high degree of sociality is called a ''social animal''. The highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
