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The Mediterranean Basin is considered one of the most important hotspots of biodiversity in the European region. Many taxa exhibit high levels of speciation and endemicity in this area.
Jairo Robla +2 more
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Behavior and exocrine glands in the myrmecophilous beetle Lomechusoides strumosus (Fabricius, 1775) (formerly called Lomechusa strumosa) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). [PDF]
To become integrated into an ant society, myrmecophilous parasites must overcome both the defenses and the communication system of their hosts. Some aleocharine staphylinid beetles employ chemical and tactile strategies to invade colonies, where they ...
Bert Hölldobler +2 more
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Taxonomy of Homoeusa Kraatz, 1856 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the East Palearctic: I. Homoeusa rufescens (Sharp, 1874) and a new allied species [PDF]
There is insufficient information to identify most species of the myrmecophilous rove beetle genus Homoeusa. In this paper, after examining the type material, Homoeusa rufescens (Sharp, 1874) is redescribed in detail and its new allied species Homoeusa ...
Tsubasa Nozaki, Munetoshi Maruyama
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The relevance and integration of scientific knowledge to conservation management of the locally popular and highly endemic butterfly genus Chrysoritis are investigated within the research fields of taxonomy and biogeography.
R.F. Terblanche, H. van Hamburg
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The ant-associations and diet of the ladybird Coccinella magnifica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
The ladybird Coccinella magnifica is typically considered to be myrmecophilous, and primarily associated with the Formica rufa group of wood ants. It is regularly associated with ants of the F. rufa group in north-western Europe. The very limited data on
John J. SLOGGETT +4 more
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The ant genus Acropyga Roger, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its associated myrmecophilous scale insect genus Eumyrmococcus Silvestri, 1926 (Hemiptera: Xenococcidae) are reported from Italy for the first time.
Antonio Scupola +3 more
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Five species of obligatorily myrmecophilous aphids of two subfamilies were found in south-eastern Belarus during studies conducted in 2018–2020. The species Stomaphis quercus (L., 1758) is new for the Belarus aphid fauna.
Artiom M. Ostrovsky
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New remarkable records of myrmecophilous spiders (Araneae) in Slovakia
The authors of this article provide data on the occurrence and ecology of three little-known myrmecophilous spiders (Acartauchenius scurrilis O.P.-Cambridge, Thyreosthenius biovatus O.P.-Cambridge and Mastigusa arietina Thorell) in Slovakia. The mountain
Valerián Franc, Vladimír Hemala
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