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Oviposition of Minstrellus grandis (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) in a harmful ant-plant symbiosis [PDF]

Acta Amazonica
The oviposition behavior of the rare butterfly Minstrellus grandis (Callaghan, 1999) (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) is recorded for the first time. Two females laid eggs on the old leaves of an unidentified Triplaris Loefl. ex L.
Lucas A. KAMINSKI, Eduardo CARNEIRO, Diego R. DOLIBAINA, Mirna M. CASAGRANDE, Olaf H. H. MIELKE   +4 more
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First data on the host ant usage of Large Blue from the Carpathian Basin [PDF]

, 2017
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Bereczki, J, Tartally, A, Tóth, JP, Váradi, A   +3 more
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Myrmica sabuleti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) not necessary for the survival of the population of Phengaris (Maculinea) arion (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in eastern Poland: Lower host-ant specificity or evidence for geographical variation of an endangered social parasite?

European Journal of Entomology, 2008
Larvae and pupae of the obligatorily myrmecophilous Phengaris (Maculinea) arion were found for the first time in nests of Myrmica rugulosa, M. hellenica and M. schencki at a site in eastern Poland. M.
Marcin SIELEZNIEW, Anna M. STANKIEWICZ
doaj   +1 more source

Plant stages with biotic, indirect defences are more palatable and suffer less herbivory than their undefended counterparts [PDF]

, 2010
Plants have evolved several anti-herbivory strategies, including direct defences, such as mechanical and chemical defences, and indirect or biotic defences, such as the recruitment of defending animals.
Dirzo, Rodolpho, Llandres Lopez, Ana, Rodríguez-Gironés, Miguel A.   +2 more
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Conservation strategy insights for three protected Phengaris butterflies combining population genomics and landscape analyses

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 172-184, January 2026.
Phengaris butterflies depend on specific wetland habitats, host plants and ant species, making them highly vulnerable and protected across Europe. Population genomics and resistance mapping combined to assess genetic structure and habitat connectivity in fragmented landscapes.
Jérémy Gauthier, Annabelle Sueur, Camille Pitteloud, Rémi Clément, Julia Bilat, Nadir Alvarez, Nicolas Gorius, Delphine Danancher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Entry by brute force: An unusual behaviour displayed by Scaurus uncinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), to access nests of Messor barbarus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Spain

European Journal of Entomology
We describe a new and unusual myrmecophilous behaviour displayed by the darkling beetle, Scaurus uncinus (Forster, 1771) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), accessing nests of the harvester ant, Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in ...
Juan A. DELGADO, Ricardo L. PALMA
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First record of Cyphoderus innominatus Mills, 1938 (Collembola: Paronellidae) in Early Colonies of the Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens

Sociobiology, 2021
Cyphoderus innominatus Mills, 1938 (Collembola: Paronellidae) was first observed in early colonies of Atta sexdens leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Tarcísio Marcos Macedo Mota Filho, Kátia Kaelly Andrade Sousa, Roberto Silva Camargo, João Victor Lemos Cavalcante Oliveira, Nadia Caldato, Douglas Zeppelini, Luiz Carlos Forti   +6 more
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Parasitoid and ant interactions of some Iberian butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) [PDF]

, 2015
As a result of recent field studies in the Iberian Peninsula, interactions between 17 parasitoid taxa and 17 butterfly species, and 9 species of Lycaenidae and 15 species of Formicidae are detailed and discussed.
Fernández-Haeger, J, Jordano, D, Obregón, R, Shaw, Mark R   +3 more
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Genomics of extreme ecological specialists: multiple convergent evolution but no genetic divergence between ecotypes of Maculinea alcon butterflies. [PDF]

, 2017
Biotic interactions are often acknowledged as catalysers of genetic divergence and eventual explanation of processes driving species richness. We address the question, whether extreme ecological specialization is always associated with lineage sorting ...
Alvarez, N., Dapporto, L., Dincă, V., Koubínová, D., Suchan, T., Vila, R., Vodă, R.   +6 more
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A systematic review of the endangered genus Petrocerus Callaghan, 1979 (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) reveals two new overlooked species

Austral Entomology, Volume 64, Issue 4, November 2025.
Abstract Taxonomy is a fundamental discipline for biology, especially for the effective conservation of biodiversity. Here, we performed a review of Petrocerus Callaghan, 1979, an endangered and hitherto monotypic butterfly genus endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Fernando M. S. Dias, Diego R. Dolibaina, Lucas A. Kaminski, Nick V. Grishin, Olaf H. H. Mielke, Mirna M. Casagrande   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source