Specialized Fungal Parasites and Opportunistic Fungi in Gardens of Attine Ants
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 Ants in the tribe Attini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) comprise about 230 described species that share the same characteristic: all coevolved in an ancient mutualism with basidiomycetous fungi cultivated for food. In this paper we focused on fungi other than
Fernando C. Pagnocca +2 more
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Associação entre mesoplasma sp e formigas da tribo Attini (Hymenoptera, formicidae)
, 2010 As formigas da tribo Attini apresentam reconhecida simbiose com microrganismos: fungos mutualistas basidiomicetos nas famílias Lepiotaceae e Pterulaceae cultivados pelas formigas, bactérias actinomicetas ou no gênero Burkholderia produtoras de ...
Mantovani, Joana Daniela [UNESP]
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A checklist of the non-leaf-cutting fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Colombia, with new biogeographic records [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The non-leaf-cutting fungus-growing ants deposited in two entomological collections in Colombia were curated and identified to assess their diversity in the country.
Daniela Mera-Rodríguez +4 more
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Formigas cultivadoras de fungos: estado da arte e direcionamento para pesquisas futuras
Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, 2013 A tribo Attini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) compreende 14 gêneros com aproximadamente 230 espécies de formigas descritas que estão envolvidas em um mutualismo obrigatório com fungos.
Mariane Aparecida Nickele +3 more
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Efeito de grupo versus produção de CO2 em operárias da formiga cortadeira Atta sexdens rubropilosa
Ciência Rural, 2013 Será que a vida em grupo acarreta uma maior atividade individual, e consequentemente, um maior gasto energético? Para responder a essa questão, hipotetizou-se que exista uma maior produção de CO2, quando se aumenta o tamanho do grupo de formigas ...
Roberto da Silva Camargo +1 more
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Absence of the Parasite Escovopsis in Fungus Garden Pellets Carried by Gynes of Atta sexdens
Sociobiology, 2015 Before preparing for the mating flight gynes of leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Attini) harvest and store in an infrabuccal pocket a small fragment of their fungus gardens. This pellet is the start culture of the mutualistic fungus when mated
Sinara Maria Moreira +3 more
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Morpho-physiological Differences of the Spermatheca of Attini Ants (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) [PDF]
American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2006 The insect's spermatheca store the spermatozoa from the time of copulation until the fertilization of the eggs and consists of a sac, usually associated to glands. The ant species Atta laevigata, Atta sexdens sexdens, Atta sexdens piriventris, Acromyrmex coronatus and Cyphomyrmex muelleri are considered pests, as they cause economics losses to several ...
Gabriela Ortiz, Maria Izabel Camargo-Ma
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External and internal architecture of nests of fungus-growing ants of the genera Cyphomyrmex, Mycetarotes, Mycocepurus, Myrmicocrypta, and Trachymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyStudying the nest structures of fungus-growing ants of the genera Cyphomyrmex, Mycetarotes, Mycocepurus, Myrmicocrypta, and Trachymyrmex is essential to understanding their ecological role.
A. A. Moreira +10 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.Using a meta‐analysis, we estimated the proportion of Gram‐negative (GN) bacteria in ant microbiota across different environments, focusing on habitat and climate influences. Our findings show that ants from temperate regions and arboreal habitats harbor higher proportions of GN bacteria, potentially offering adaptive advantages in variable ...
M. R. Bitar +4 more
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Nuevo registro de localidad para Glenus vestitus (Staphylinidae) en Colombia
Acta Biológica ColombianaGlenus vestitus (Staphylinidae: Staphylinini) es un estafilínido relativamente grande, con mandíbulas que duplican la longitud de su cabeza. Puede encontrarse asociado a especies de hormigas de la tribu Attini.
Nicolas Ayala-Tovar, Ingri Cano-Plazas
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