Table 1. Ovarian status of ORs, NRs, and nonreproductives in the ant, Platythyrea punctata.

	Colony
Group	A	B	C	D	E	F
OR	—*	IV	—*	IV	III-IV	IV
OR2					IV
NR1	II†	II†	II	III†	I†	II
NR2				II	II	I
NR3				III
Nonreproductives	—	—	—	I (14), II (3) (n = 17)	I (4),‡ II (3) (n = 11)	I (28),§ II (2) (n = 34)

I-IV, ovarian status (number of dissected individuals). For details see text. —, not dissected.

^*ORs in colonies A and B were not dissected, but their behavior and the frequent observation of egg laying suggests that their ovaries were well developed.

^†Died during the experiment.

^‡Four individuals could not be dissected.

^§Four individuals could not be dissected.