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Assessing the Diversity of Ant-Associated Silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma) in Mediterranean Countries: The Most Important Hotspot for Lepismatidae in Western Palaearctic

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
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]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
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]

open access: yesZooKeys, 2022
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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Myrmecophilism [PDF]

open access: yesPsyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1889
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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The taxonomy, biogeography and conservation of the myrmecophilous Chrysoritis butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in South Africa

open access: yesKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2003
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)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2002
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 coccid-tending ant genus Acropyga Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its obligate associated myrmecophilous scale insect genus Eumyrmococcus Silvestri (Hemiptera: Xenococcidae) new to Italy

open access: yesFragmenta entomologica, 2022
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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Myrmecophilous Plants [PDF]

open access: yesBotanical Gazette, 1921
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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First results of the study of obligatorily myrmecophilous aphids (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) of south-eastern Belarus

open access: yesТрансформация экосистем, 2021
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

open access: yesAnnales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae, 2020
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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