Notes on Male Mate-Locating Behavior in Some Bees and Wasps of Arizona

Relatively little is known about the reproductive behavior of male bees and wasps. Yet even from the limited data available it is clear that the diversity of mate-locating strategies exhibited by males of these groups is impressive (Alcock et al., in press). Through comparative studies it may be possible to determine why so many different kinds of mating adaptations have evolved in the Hymenoptera. This paper provides brief descriptions of male behavior in five species of bees and wasps for use in future analyses of the relation between the reproductive behavior and ecology of these insects