From: Self-sacrifice in 'desperado' contests between relatives
 | Species | Contestants | Reason for contest | Relatedness to competitors | Overt reciprocal fighting? | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aphaenogaster senilis | Queens | Colony inheritance during requeening | High (0.75) | N | |
 | Cataglyphis cursor | Queens | Colony inheritance during requeening or fission | Low (polyandry) to high (parthenogenesis) | Y | [43], Chéron unpublished data |
Ants | Cardiocondyla wroughtonii | Males | Mating opportunities | Low (polygyny) | Y | |
 | Hypoponera bondroiti | Males | Mating opportunities | Low (polygyny) | Y | [44] |
 | Apis mellifera | Queens | Colony inheritance during requeening or fission | Low (polyandry) | Y | |
Bees | Melipona beecheii | Queens | Normal colony cycle | Moderate (mother - daughter) to High (full-sisters) | N (workers kill new queens quickly) | |
 | Pleibia remota | Queens | Colony inheritance during colony cycle | Moderate? | Y (mother and daughter) | [46] |