**Dealation** - "The removal of the wings by the queens (and also by males in the termites) during or immediately following the nuptial flight and prior to colony foundation." - [Hölldobler, B., & Wilson, E. O. (1990). The ants. Harvard University Press.](https://antwiki.org/wiki/The_Ants) "the loss of wings in certain groups by casting or breaking off done by the insect itself (T-B); - in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and other insects, the removal of the wings by the queens during or immediately following the nuptial flight and prior to colony foundation (Wilson; Leftwich); - in termites (Isoptera), the shedding of the wings of ♂ and ♀ reproductive along the basal suture after the dispersal flight (Krishna, pers. comm.)"(p.117) - [Torre-Bueno, J.R. de la. The Torre-Bueno Glossary of Entomology. Revised by Stephen W. Nichols. New York: New York Entomological Society, 1989.](https://extensionentomology.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/03/The-Torre-Bueno-Glossary-of-Entomology.pdf) >[!info] >**Up:** None >**Related**: None >**Author:** [[303411591276134401]] >**Volunteers:** None >**Last Edited:** 2025-08-22 12:15:45