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Production of Escovopsis weberi (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Mycelial Pellets and Their Effects on Leaf-Cutting Ant Fungal Gardens

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
The maintenance of the symbiosis between leaf-cutting ants and their mutualistic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Singer (Moller) is vital for the survival of both species.
Thais Berçot Pontes Teodoro   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute toxicity of typical ant control agents to the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

open access: yesApplied Entomology and Zoology, 2021
The red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is a serious invasive alien ant around the world and has expanded its invasive range to the Pacific Rim since the early 2000s.
H. Sakamoto, K. Goka
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Invasive brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) facilitates feeding of European wasps and ants (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Formicidae) on plant exudates

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2021
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is a polyphagous species from eastern Asia, which has spread to America and Europe where it damages many crops. In recently colonized areas, facilitative interactions between H.
Davide SCACCINI, Alberto POZZEBON
doaj   +1 more source

Formica species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae) in late Eocene Rovno amber

open access: yes, 2021
A new species, Formica ribbeckei Radchenko & Perkovsky, sp. nov., is described based on four workers from late Eocene Rovno amber (Ukraine). It most resembles F.
A. Radchenko, E. Perkovsky, D. Vasilenko
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biogeography of Iberian Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

open access: yesDiversity, 2021
Ants are highly diverse in the Iberian Peninsula (IP), both in species richness (299 cited species) and in number of endemic species (72). The Iberian ant fauna is one of the richest in the broader Mediterranean region, it is similar to the Balkan ...
A. Tinaut, F. Ruano
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Complete mitochondrial genome of the gate-keeper ant Colobopsis nipponica (Wheeler, W.M., 1928) (Formicidae: Hymenoptera)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Colobopsis ants are unique ants known for their phragmotic behavior. We have completed the mitochondrial genome of Colobopsis nipponica (Wheeler, W.M., 1928) as the first mitochondrial genome of the genus. The mitogenome is 17,431 bp long and 19.4% in GC
Jonghyun Park, Jongsun Park
doaj   +1 more source

Interspecific Eavesdropping on Ant Chemical Communication

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Chemical communication is a fundamental, highly complex component of social insect societies. Ants in particular employ a remarkable diversity of chemical signals to maintain social cohesion among nestmates, gain essential resources through coordinated ...
Rachelle M. M. Adams   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Check list of ground-dwelling ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Iguazú National Park with a comparison at regional scale [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We describe the ant fauna of Iguazú National Park (INP), a region of high biodiversity andendemism in northeastern Argentina that includes the southernmost protected area ofthe Atlantic Forest (AF).
Achury, R.   +6 more
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Distal leg structures of the Aculeata (Hymenoptera): A comparative evolutionary study of Sceliphron (Sphecidae) and Formica (Formicidae)

open access: yesJournal of morphology, 2020
The distal parts of the legs of Sceliphron caementarium (Sphecidae) and Formica rufa (Formicidae) are documented and discussed with respect to phylogenetic and functional aspects.
R. Beutel   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contribution of a DNA barcode to an assessment of the specificity of ant taxa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Corsica

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2020
We used the COI marker, the most popular DNA barcode for the animal kingdom, to assess the taxonomic status of Corsican populations of eight groups of species of ants that occur both on Corsica and the European mainland. (i) In two groups, we detected no
Rumsaïs BLATRIX   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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