国立大学法人東海国立大学機構 岐阜大学 応用生物科学部

昆虫生態学研究室

研究業績

原著論文 (2000年以降)

2023

  • Muhammad Arifin, Okamoto T. (2023) Pollination biology of Sicyos angulatus: an invasive plant primarily pollinated by the native insects and introduced honeybee Apis mellifera. Plant Species Biology. 38, 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/1442-1984.12402
  • Muhammad Arifin, Okamoto T. (2023) Floral scent and pollination of the invasive plant Coreopsis lanceolata in Japan. Journal of Pollination Ecology. 32, 108-127. https://doi.org/10.26786/1920-7603(2023)740
  • Kato T., Okamoto T., Tsuchida K. Distribution boundaries of two subspecies of the harvestman Leiobunum japanense in central Japan. Acta Arachnologica. in press
  • Suzuki S., Suzuki T., Shibuya Y., Goto M., Yokoyama J., Kato T., Ando M., Okamoto T., Tsuchida K. Expansion processes of two emblematic Luehdorfia butterflies across the Japanese archipelago. Journal of Biogeography. in press
  • Mochizuki K., Okamoto T., Chen K-H., Wang C-N., Evans M., Kramer AT., Kawakita A. Adaptation to pollination by fungus gnats underlies the evolution of pollination syndrome in the genus Euonymus. Annals of Botany. in press.

2022

  • Tsuchida K., Ishiguro N., Saito-Morooka F., Kojima J., Spradbery P. (2022) Nepotistic colony fission in dense colony aggregations of an Australian paper wasp. Scientific Report. 12, 12868.
  • Okamoto T., Svensson G. P., Goto R., Kawakita A., Kato M. (2022) Nocturnal emission and post-pollination change of floral scent in the leafflower tree, Glochidion rubrum, exclusively pollinated by seed-parasitic leafflower moths. Plant Species Biology 37, 197-208.

2021

  • Abe J., Iritani R., Tsuchida K., Kamimura Y., West S. A. (2021) A solution to a sex ratio puzzle in Melittobia wasp. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118, e2024656118
  • Kyaw K. M. M., Ueda T., Yagi S., Okamoto T., Wang M., Hirowatari T. (2021) A taxonomic study of two species of Thiotricha Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), from southwestern Japan, with notes on the biology of their immature stages Zootaxa (accepted)
  • Okamoto T., Su Z-H. (2021) Chemical analysis of floral scents in sympatric Ficus species: highlighting different compositions of floral scents in morphologically and phylogenetically close species. Plant Systematics and Evolution (in press).
  • Kato M., Kawakita A., Goto R., Okamoto T., Kobayashi C., Imada Y., Nakase Y., Nishioka T., Chanthavong B., Keothumma K., Kosaka Y. (2021) Community-level plant-pollinator interactions in a Palaeotropical montane evergreen oak forest ecosystem. Journal of Natural History 54, 2125-2176.

2020

  • Tsuchida K., Saigo T., Asai K., Okamoto T., Ando M., Ando T., Sasaki K., Yokoi K., Watanabe D., Sugime Y., Miura T. (2020) Reproductive workers insufficiently signal their reproductive ability in a paper wasp. Behavioral Ecology 31, 577-590.
  • Saga T., Okuno M., Loope K. J. Tsuchida K., Ohbayashi K., Shimada M., Okada Y. (2020) Polyandry and paternity affect disease resistance in eusocial wasps. Behavioral Ecology 31, 1172-1179.
  • Aoshima M., Naka K., Tshuchida K. (2020) Molecular phylogeny of the yellow peach moth, Coogethes punctiferalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): distribution of two genetic lineages across Japan. Applied Entomology and Zoology 55, 231-240

2019

  • Tsuchida K., Yamaguchi A., Kanbe Y., Goka K. (2019) Reproductive interference in an introduced bumblebee: Polyandry may mitigate negative reproductive impact. Insects 10, 59-73.
  • Suetsugu S., Okamoto T., Kato M. (2019) Mushroom attracts hornets for spore dispersal by a distinctive yeasty scent. Ecology 100, e02718
  • Afrandi A., Hieno A., Wibowo A., Subandiyani S., Suga H., Tsuchida K., Kageyama K. (2019) Genetic diversity of Phytophthora nicotianae reveals pathogen transmission mode in Japan. Journal of General Plant Pathology 85, 189-200

2018

  • Okuyama, Y., Okamoto, T., Kjærandsen, J., Kato, M. (2018) Bryophytes facilitate outcrossing of Mitella by functioning as larval food for pollinating fungus gnats. Ecology 99, 1890-1893.
  • Miyakawa, M. O., Tsuchida, K., & Miyakawa, H. (2018). The doublesex gene integrates multi-locus complementary sex determination signals in the Japanese ant, Vollenhovia emeryi. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 94, 42-49.
  • Takeuchi, T., Takahashi, M., Nishimoto, M., Kiyoshi, T., Tsuchida, K., Nomura, T., & Takahashi, J. (2018). Genetic structure of the bumble bee Bombus hypocrita sapporoensis, a potential domestic pollinator for crops in Japan. Journal of Apicultural Research 57, 203-212.

2016

  • Mamun M.S.A, Tsuchida K., Onishi T., et al. (2016) Medaka in Japanese agricultural water channels: Genetic diversity and conservation. Reviews in Agricultural Science 4, 8-20.
  • Takahashi J., Nishimoto M., Wakamiya T., Takahashi M., Kiyoshi T., Tsuchida K., Nomura T. (2016) Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese bumblebee, Bombus hypocrita sapporensis (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 1, 224-225.
  • Okita I., Tsuchida K. (2016) Clonal reproduction with androgenesis and somatic recobination: the case of the ant Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi. The Science of Nature 103: 22

2015

  • Okita I., Terayama M., Tsuchida K. 2015 Cryptic Lineages in the Cardiocondyla sl. kagutsuchi Terayama (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Discovered by Phylogenetic and Morphological Approaches. Sociobiology 62(3), 401-411.
  • Mamun M.S.A., Sato S., Toshiyama K., Tsuchida K., Iwasawa A., Hiramatsu K., Nishimura S. 2015 Genetic diversity of Medaka (Oryzias latipes) in paddy field water channels - a case study using microsatellite markers in Wanouchi town, Gifu prefecture. IDRE journal 297, 99-106.
  • Okamoto T., Okuyama Y., Goto R., Tokoro M., Kato M. 2015 Parallel chemical switches underlying pollinator isolation in Asian Mitella. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 28(3), 590-600. (doi:10.1111/jeb.12591).

2014

  • Tsuchida K., Kudô K., Ishiguro N. 2014 Genetic structure of an introduced paper wasp, Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in New Zealand. Molecular Ecology 23(16), 4018-4034. (doi:10.1111/mec.12852).
  • Tsueda H., Tsuduki T., Tsuchida K. 2014 Factors that affect the selection of tomato leaflets by two whiteflies, Trialeurodes vaporariorum and Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 49, 561-570. (doi:10.1007/s13355-014-0287-6).
  • Suzuki R., Okamoto T., Arita T. 2014 Emergent dynamics of fairness in the spatial coevolution of proposer and responder species in the ultimatum game. PLOS ONE 10, e0116901. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116901).
  • Yamasaki K., Tsuchida K. 2014 Orphaning does not affect the colony productivity of the primitive eusocial wasp Polistes snelleni. Insectes Sociaux 61(2), 133-140. (doi:10.1007/s00040-013-0336-0).
  • Fukiharu T., Shimizu K., Utsunomiya H., Raut J.K., Goto R., Okamoto T., Kato M., Horigome R., Furuki T., Kinjo N. 2014 Coprinopsis asiaticiphlyctidospora sp. nov., an agaric ammonia fungus from Amami and Okinawa, southern Japan. Mycoscience 55(5),355-360. (doi:10.1016/j.myc.2013.12.002)
  • Okamoto T., Su Z-H. 2014 Gynandromorph of the pollinating fig wasp Blastophaga nipponica Grandi in Japan. Journal of Entomological Science 49(3), 322-325.
  • Okamoto T. 2014 Laboratory mating of mutualistic seed-parasitic moth Epicephala bipollenella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 68(4):285-286.

2013

  • Naka H., Suzuki T., Watarai T., Horie Y., Mochizuki F., Mochizuki A., Tsuchida K., Arita Y., Ando T. 2013 Identification of the sex pheromone secreted by Synanthedon tenuis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 48(1), 27-33.(doi:10.1007/s13355-012-0148-0).
  • Okamoto T., Kawakita A., Goto R., Svensson G.P., Kato M.2013 Active pollination favours sexual dimorphism in floral scent. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 280(1772),2280-2284. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.2280).
  • Goto R., Okamoto T., Ishikawa H., Hamamura Y., Kato M. 2013 Molecular phylogeny of echiuran worms (Phylum: Annelida) reveals evolutionary pattern of feeding mode and sexual dimorphism. PLOS ONE 8, e56809 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056809).
  • MacGowan I., Okamoto T. 2013 New species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera; Schizophora) from Japan and a re-evaluation of genus Setisquamalonchaea, Morge. Entomological Science 16(2),196-202. (doi:10.1111/ens.12003).
  • Hembry D.H., Okamoto T., McCormack G., Gillespie R.G. 2013 Phytophagous insect community assembly through niche conservatism on oceanic islands. Journal of Biogeography 40(2), 225-235. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02792.x)

2012

  • Uddin M., Tsuchida K. 2012 Genetic population structure of the paper wasp Polistes olivaceus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Bangladesh. Population Ecology 54(1), 103-114. (doi:10.1007/s10144-011-0290-5).
  • Inoue M., Saito F., Tsuchida K., Goka K. 2012 Potential increase in mating frequency of queens in feral colonies of Bombus terrestris introduced into Japan. Naturwissenschaften 99(10), 853-861. (doi:10.1007/s00114-012-0967-4).
  • KonDo Y., Naka H., Tsuchida K. 2012 Pheromones and body coloration affect mate recognition in the Japanese nine-spotted moth Amata fortunei (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Journal of Ethology 30(2), 301-308. (doi:10.1007/s10164-012-0327-z).
  • Uddin M., Tsuchida K. 2012 Colony structure and reproductive sharing among queens in a tropical paper wasp, Polistes olivaceus. Insectes Sociaux 59(3), 401-410. (doi:10.1007/s00040-012-0233-y).
  • Okamoto T., MacGowan I., Su Z-H. 2012 Predation on the pollinating fig wasp of Ficus erecta by larvae of Silba sp. (Diptera: Lonchaeidae). Entomological Science 15(3): 288-293. (doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2012.00522.x).
  • Hembry D.H., Okamoto T., Gillespie R.G. 2012 Repeated colonization of remote islands by specialized mutualists. Biology Letters 8(2),258-261. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.0771).

2011

  • Inokuchi F., Yamasaki K., Tsuchida K., Takahashi J. 2011 The first record of the invasion of Bombus terrestris L. at the edge of the Kiritappu wetland and Cape Kiritapu in Hokkaido. Japanese Journal of Conservation Ecology 16, 127-129.
  • Ishikawa Y., Yamada Y., Matsuura M., Tsukada M., Tsuchida K. 2011 Polistes japonicus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) queens monopolize ovipositing but are not the most active aggressor in dominant-subordinate interactions. Insectes Sociaux 58(4), 519-529. (doi:10.1007/s00040-011-0173-y).
  • Kiyoshi T., Takahashi J.-i., Yamanaka T., Tanaka K., Hamasaki K., Tsuchida K., Tsubaki Y. 2011 Taxonomic uncertainty of a highly endangered brook damselfly, Copera tokyoensis Asahina, 1948 (Odonata: Platycnemididae), revealed by the mitochondrial gene genealogy. Conservation Genetics12(3), 845-849. (doi:10.1007/s10592-011-0189-x).
  • KonDo Y., Naka H., Tsuchida K. 2011 Artificial diet for the Japanese nine-spotted moth Amata fortunei fortunei (Arctiidae: Syntominae). Entomological Science14(4), 387-391. (doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00464.x).
  • Kudô K., Koji S., Mateus S., Zucchi R., Tsuchida K. 2011 Worker demography in a large-colony, swarm-founding wasp. Population Ecology 53, 297-306. (doi:10.1007/s10144-010-0238-1).
  • Tsuchida K. 2011 Social structures and conflict resolution in primitively eusocial wasps. In From genes to animal behavior - social structures, personalities, communication by color (eds. Inoue-Murayama M., Kawamura S., Weiss A.), pp. 83-110. Tokyo, Springer.
  • Tsueda H., Tsuchida K. 2011 Reproductive differences between Q and B whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci, on three host plants and negative interactions in mixed cohorts. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 141(3), 197-207. (doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01189.x).
  • Yamasaki K., Takahashi J.-i., Ono M., Tsuchida K. 2011 Reproductivity of early males of the temperate paper wasp Polistes rothneyi iwatai. Entomological Science 14(4), 383-386. (doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00460.x).
  • Yoshizawa J., Yamauchi K., Tsuchida K. 2011 Decision-making conditions for intra- or inter-nest mating of winged males in the male-dimorphic ant Cardiocondyla minutior. Insectes Sociaux 58(4), 531-538. (doi:10.1007/s00040-011-0175-9).

2010

  • Inoue M.N., Yokoyama J., Tsuchida K. 2010 Colony growth and reproductive ability of feral nests of the introduced bumblebee Bombus terrestris in northern Japan Insectes Sociaux 57(1), 29-38. (doi:0.1007/s00040-009-0047-8).
  • Ishikawa Y., Yamada Y., Matsuura M., Tsukada M., Tsuchida K. 2010 Dominance hierarchy among workers changes with colony development in Polistes japonicus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) paper wasp colonies with a small number of workers Insectes Sociaux 57(4), 465-475. (doi:DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0106-1).
  • Saigo T., Tsuchida K. 2010 Nine newly designed polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Japanese paper wasp, Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology45(4), 575-577. (doi:doi:10.1303/aez.2010.575).
  • Tsuchida K., Kondo I.N., Inoue N.M., Goka K. 2010 Reproductive disturbance risks to indigenous Japanese bumble bees from introduced Bombus terrestris. Applied Entomology and Zoology45, 49-58. (doi:doi:10.1303/aez.2010.49).
  • Kawakita A., Okamoto T., Goto R., Kato M. 2010 Mutualism favours higher host specificity than does antagonism in plant-herbivore interaction. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 277, 2765-2774. (doi:DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0355).
  • Svensson G.P., Okamoto T., Kawakita A., Goto R., Kato M. 2010 Chemical ecology of obligate pollination mutualisms: testing the 'private channel' hypothesis in the Breynia-Epicephala association. New Phytologist 186(4) 995-1004. (doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03227.x).
  • Goto R., Okamoto T., Kiers T., Kawakita A., Kato M. 2010 Selective flower abortion maintains moth cooperation in a newly discovered pollination mutualism. Ecology Letters 13(3), 321-329. (doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01425.x).

2009

  • Kondo N.I., Yamanaka D., Kanbe Y., Kunitake Y.K., Yoneda M., Tsuchida K., Goka K. 2009 Reproductive disturbance of Japanese bumblebees by the introduced European bumblebee Bombus terrestris. Naturwissenschaften 96, 467-475. (doi:10.1007/s00114-008-0495-4).
  • Sasaki K., Yamasaki K., Tsuchida K., Nagao T. 2009 Gonadotropic effects of dopamine in isolated workers of the primitively eusocial wasp, Polistes chinensis. Naturwissenschaften 96, 625-629. (doi:10.1007/s00114-009-0510-4).
  • Yoshizawa J., Mimori K., Yamauchi K., Tsuchida K. 2009 Sex mosaics in a male dimorphic ant Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi. Naturwissenschaften 96, 49-55. (doi:10.1007/s00114-008-0447-z).

2008

  • Kanbe Y., Okada I., Yoneda M., Goka K., Tsuchida K. 2008 Interspecific mating of the introduced bumblebee Bombus terrestris and the native Japanese bumblebee Bombus hypocrita sapporoensis results in inviable hybrids. Naturwissenschaften 95(10), 1003-1008. (doi:10.1007/s00114-008-0415-7).
  • Naka H., Horie Y., Mochizuki F., Van Vang L., Yamamoto M., Saito T., Watarai T., Tsuchida K., Arita Y., Ando T. 2008 Identification of the sex pheromone secreted by Synanthedon hector (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 43(4), 467-474. (doi:doi:10.1303/aez.2008.467).
  • Yoneda M., Tsuchida K., Goka K. 2008 Ecological risks of commercialized bumblebee and the invasive alien speceis act. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 52(2), 47-62. (doi:doi:10.1303/jjaez.2008.47).
  • Yoneda M., Furuta H., Tsuchida K., Okabe K., Goka K. 2008 Commercial colonies of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) are reservoirs of the tracheal mite Locustacarus buchneri (Acari: Podapolipidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology43(1), 73-76. (doi:doi:10.1303/aez.2008.73).
  • Okamoto T., Kawakita A., Kato M. 2008 Floral adaptations to nocturnal moth pollination in Diplomorpha (Thymelaeaceae). Plant Species Biology 23(3): 192-201. (doi:10.1111/j.1442-1984.2008.00222.x)

2007

  • Kudô K., Tsuchida K., Mateus S., Zucchi R. 2007 Nestmate recognition in a neotropical polygynous wasp. Insectes Sociaux 54(1), 29-33. (doi:DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0911-3).
  • Shibata T., Kranz D.B., Tsuchida K. 2007 Rearing method for the sporophagous thrips Bactrothrips brevitubus (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae). Entomological Science10(2), 129-133. (doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00206.x).
  • Okamoto T., Kawakita A., Kato M. 2007 Interspecific variation of floral scent composition in Glochidion (Phyllanthaceae) and its association with host-specific pollinating seed parasite (Epicephala; Gracillariidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 33(5), 1065-1081. (doi:10.1007/s10886-007-9287-0).

2006

  • Ishiguro N., Yoshida K., Tsuchida K. 2006 Genetic differences between rice and water-oat feeders in the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 41(4), 585-593. (doi:doi:10.1303/aez.2006.585).
  • Ishiguro N., Tsuchida K. 2006 Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 41(4), 565-568. (doi:doi:10.1303/aez.2006.565).
  • Naka H., Nakazawa T., Sugie M., Yamamoto M., Horie Y., Wakasugi R., Arita Y., Sugie H., Tsuchida K., Ando T. 2006 Synthesis and characterization of 3,13- and 2,13-octadecadienyl compounds for identification of the sex pheromone secreted by a clearwing moth, Nokona pernix. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 70(2), 508-516. (doi:doi:10.1271/bbb.70.508).
  • Tsuchida K., Suzuki T. 2006 Conflict over sex ratio and male production in paper wasps. Annales Zoologici Fennici 43(5-6), 468-480.
  • Ueno H., Furukawa S., Tsuchida K. 2006 Difference in the time of mating activity between host-associated populations of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker). Entomological Science 9(3), 255-259. (doi:DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2006.00171.x).

2005

  • Kudô K., Ishiguro N., Tsuchida K., Tsujita S., Yamane S., Zucchi R. 2005 Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the swarm-founding wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Entomological Science8, 5-7.
  • Kudô K., Tsujita S., Tsuchida K., Goi W., Yamane S., Mateus S., Ito Y., Miyano S., Zucchi R. 2005 Stable relatedness structure of the large-colony swarm-founding wasp Polybia paulista. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58, 27-35.
  • Plaistow S., Tsuchida K., Tsubaki Y., Setsuda K. 2005 The effect of a seasonal time constraint on development time, body size, condition, and morph determination in the horned beetle Allomyrina dichotoma L. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Ecological Entomology 30, 692-699. (doi:DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00740.x).

2004

  • Kudô K., Yamane S., Mateus S., Tsuchida K., Ito Y., Miyano S., Zucchi R. 2004 Parasitism affects worker size in the Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Insectes Sociaux 51, 221-225.
  • Saigo T., Tsuchida K. 2004 Queen and worker policing in monogynous and monandrous colonies of a primitively eusocial wasp. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B (Suppl) 271, S509-S512.
  • Tsuchida K., Saigo T., Tsujita S., Takeuchi K. 2004 Early male production is not linked to a reproductive strategy in the Japanese paper wasp, Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Journal of Ethology 22(1), 119-121. (doi:10.1007/s10164-003-0109-8).

2003

  • Tsuchida K., Saigo T., Tsujita S., Takeuchi K., Ito N., Sugiyama M. 2003 Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Japanese paper wasp, Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 3, 384-386.
  • Tsuchida K., Saigo T., Nagata N., Tsujita S., Takeuchi K., Miyano S. 2003 Queen-worker conflict over male production and sex allocation in a primitively eusocial wasp. Evolution 57, 2365-2373.

2002

  • Itô Y., Yamane S., Tsuchida K. 2002 Distribution of foundress group size in Ropalidia fasciata and R. plebeiana (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): an analysis using zero-truncated distribution models. Journal of Ethology 20, 3-7.
  • Tsuchida K., Nagata N., Kojima J. 2002 Diploid males and sex determination in a paper wasp, Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Insectes Sociaux 49(2), 120-124. (doi:10.1007/s00040-002-8289-8).

2001

  • Inagawa K., Kojima J., Sayama K., Tsuchida K. 2001 Colony productivity of the paper wasp Polistes snelleni: comparison between cool-temperate and warm-temperate populations. Insectes Sociaux 48, 259-265.
  • Kudô K., Yamane S., Sidnei M., Tsuchida K., Ito Y., Miyano S., Yamamoto H., Zucchi R. 2001 Nest materials and some chemical characteristics of nests of a New World swarm-founding polistine wasp, Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Ethology Ecology and Evolution 13, 351-360.

2000

  • Kojima J., Tsuchida K. 2000 Oviposition and queen manipulation by swarm workers of an Australian swarm-founding paper wasp, Ropalidia romandi (Le Guillou) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Entomological Science3, 65-72.
  • Tsuchida K., Itô Y., Katada S., Kojima J. 2000 Genetical and morphological colony structure of the Australian swarm-founding polistine wasp, Ropalidia romandi (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Insectes Sociaux 47, 113-116.