Courtship and mating behaviour of chalcidoid wasps is species-characteristic. Interactions between conspecific males in competition for inseminable females were observed in the laboratory. We have distinguished six types of interaction. Examples of each type are described and discussed. Some speculation is offered about the conditions under which these types are believed to operate in the field.
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Assem et al. (1979) studied this question.