A Mesozoic clown beetle myrmecophile (Coleoptera: Histeridae) [PDF]
eLife, 2019 Complex interspecies relationships are widespread among metazoans, but the evolutionary history of these lifestyles is poorly understood. We describe a fossil beetle in 99-million-year-old Burmese amber that we infer to have been a social impostor of the
Yu-Lingzi Zhou +3 more
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Myrmecophily and Myrmecophagy of Attacobius lavape (Araneae: Corinnidae) on Solenopsis saevissima (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2019 Attacobius lavape, a small spider from the Corinnidae family, has been recently described living inside a fire ant colony of Solenopsis saevissima species in the municipality of Morrinhos, south region of the Goiás State, Brazil.
Cindy Anne Ferreira Mendonça +3 more
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Reduced entomopathogen abundance in Myrmica ant nests—testing a possible immunological benefit of myrmecophily using Galleria mellonella as a model [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2015 Social insects such as ants have evolved collective rather than individual immune defence strategies against diseases and parasites at the level of their societies (colonies), known as social immunity.
Sämi Schär +3 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Neoasterolepisma foreli (Insecta: Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) and the phylogeny of basal Ectognatha [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The silverfish Neoasterolepisma foreli belongs to the family Lepismatidae within Zygentoma and is well known for the peculiar habit of living in strict association with ant nests (myrmecophily).
Claudio Cucini +5 more
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The Intranidal Myrmecophiles of the Maltese Islands with Notes on Messor Nests as Repositories of Biodiversity [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The intranidal myrmecophilous arthropod fauna of the Maltese Islands is reviewed. Thirty species from nine orders are found to be obligate myrmecophiles, of which four species are recorded from the Maltese archipelago for the first time: Phrurolithus sp.
Thomas Cassar +2 more
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Redescription of the enigmatic neotropical inquiline Paramyrmetes foveipennis Bruch, 1929 with notes on myrmecophily (Coleoptera, Histeridae) in the Saprininae subfamily [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 The poorly-known and highly autapomorphic myrmecophilous Neotropical taxon Paramyrmetes foveipennis Bruch, 1929 is redescribed, figured and its lectotype designated.
Tomáš Lackner
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Impact of Long-Term Floods on Spatial Dynamics of Myrmica scabrinodis, a Host Ant of a Highly Threatened Scarce Large Blue (Phengaris teleius) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Extensively used wet meadows with high species diversity are under threat in Europe by anthropogenic pressure. The increasing frequency of prolonged flooding is emerging as an additional threat to this fragile environment.
Mitja Močilar +2 more
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Impact of Seasonal Atmospheric Factors and Photoperiod on Floral Biology, Plant–Pollinator Interactions, and Plant Reproduction on Turnera ulmifolia L. (Passifloraceae) [PDF]
BiologyReproductive traits and plant–pollinator interactions largely depend on seasonal weather conditions, which are species-specific. Turnera ulmifolia is an ornamental plant distributed worldwide. There is little information about plant species’ reproductive
Ujjwal Layek +3 more
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Comparative Studies of Perianal Structures in Myrmecophilous Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 There are three types of relationships between aphids and ants: non-myrmecophilous, obligatory and facultatively myrmecophilous. The degree of involvement in this mutualism is believed to be corelated with morphological adaptations of perianal structures.
Natalia Kaszyca-Taszakowska +2 more
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Exploring Ant‐Mollusk Interactions: Insights From Southern Spain [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAnts occupy a great variety of habitats, perform essential ecological roles, and interact with a wide variety of other organisms. However, the interaction between ants and mollusks is a lesser‐explored relationship that can be categorized into (a) ant ...
Jairo Robla +3 more
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