PARTHENOGENESIS occurs naturally in several orders of insects, and can conveniently ... only (fertilized eggs give rise to females); (2) thelytoky—females only; (3) amphitoky—both sexes.

Thelytoky, on the other hand, means that females appear from unfertilized eggs, while males are absent. This mode of parthenogenesis is characteristic of separate species of insects, e.g., of some ...

"Uncovering the genetic architecture underlying thelytoky is a big step towards understanding this mode of reproduction, not only in the Cape honeybee, but also in other insect species in general ...