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Detailed morphological descriptions of the immature stages of the ant parasite Microdon mutabilis (Diptera: Syrphidae: Microdontinae) and a discussion of its functional morphology, behaviour and host specificity

European Journal of Entomology, 2017
The myrmecophilous immature stages of hover flies of the genus Microdon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Syrphidae) are still poorly known and only about 15 species were previously incompletely described and/or illustrated using light microscopy based on ...
Giulia SCARPARO, Pierfilippo CERRETTI, Maurizio MEI, Andrea DI GIULIO   +3 more
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Simultaneous exploitation of Myrmica vandeli and M. scabrinodis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colonies by the endangered myrmecophilous butterfly Maculinea alcon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2004
Host-ant specificity of Maculinea alcon, an endangered obligatory myrmecophilous lycaenid butterfly, was studied at two sites in southern Poland (Świętokrzyskie Mts near Kielce). M. alcon larvae and pupae were found in nests of both Myrmica vandeli and M.
Marcin SIELEZNIEW, Anna M. STANKIEWICZ
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Deep-Time Convergence in Rove Beetle Symbionts of Army Ants [PDF]

, 2017
Recent adaptive radiations provide striking examples of convergence [1–4], but the predictability of evolution over much deeper timescales is controversial, with a scarcity of ancient clades exhibiting repetitive patterns of phenotypic evolution [5, 6 ...
Maruyama, Munetoshi, Parker, Joseph
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"Sweet but dangerous": nectaries in carnivorous plants

Acta Agrobotanica, 2012
In carnivorous plants, two types of nectaries occur: extra-floral nectaries, generally associated with prey luring, and floral ones associated with pollination.
Bartosz J. Płachno
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First records of Anagraphis ochracea (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) for continental Italy and Sicily with new observations on its myrmecophilous lifestyle [PDF]

, 2022
In the present study we describe and discuss for the first time the peculiar myrmecophilous habits of Anagraphis ochracea (L. Koch, 1867) and its strong association with the ant species Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931.
Greco, Gabriele
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Two new host plant records for Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina Fab., 1775) [PDF]

Arthropods
The Asian weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina Fab., 1775 is an arboreal ant species, which constructs leaf nests in the upper canopy of trees. This ant species is distributed in the tropical regions of Asia, Australia, and western Pacific islands. Being an
Pawan U. Gajbe
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Facultative myrmecophily in a highly endangered population of Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761) in the northern Upper Rhine Valley (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) [PDF]

Nota Lepidopterologica
Life history traits of the Idas Blue (Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761)) were studied at two sites in the northern Upper Rhine valley in Baden-Württemberg (Germany).
Robert Güsten, Matthias Sanetra, Robert Trusch   +2 more
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Pengzhongiella daicongchaoi gen. et sp. n., a remarkable myrmecophile (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Batrisitae) from the Gaoligong Mountains

ZooKeys, 2013
A new genus and species, Pengzhongiella daicongchaoi, of the subtribe Batrisina (Batrisitae: Batrisini) is described from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, Southwest China.
Zi-Wei Yin, Li-Zhen Li
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New association between red wood ant species (Formica rufa group) and the myrmecophilic spiders Mastigusa arietina and Thyreosthenius biovatus [PDF]

, 2022
Ants belonging to the Formica rufa species group, counting 10 representatives in Europe, are often referred to as red wood ants (RWAs). These dominant, mound building species are known to host in their nests an extremely diverse fauna of associated ...
Castellucci F., Luchetti A., Scharff N., Schifani E.   +3 more
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The Host Genera of Ant-Parasitic Lycaenidae Butterflies: A Review [PDF]

, 2012
Numerous butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae maintain myrmecophilous associations with trophobiotic ants, but only a minority of ant-associated butterflies are parasites of ants.
Konrad Fiedler
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