Loss of interactions with ants under cold climate in a regional myrmecophilous butterfly fauna
, 2012 Aim Specialized mutualistic clades may revert and thus increase their autonomy and generalist characteristics. However, our understanding of the drivers that trigger reductions in mutualistic traits and of the consequences for the tolerance of these ...
Salamin, N. +15 more
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Taxonomy, phylogeography and myrmecophily of the spider genus Mastigusa (Araneae, Cybaeidae) [PDF]
, 2023 The genus Mastigusa Menge, 1854 includes small entelegyne spiders represented by extant and fossil species presenting characteristic features in male and female genitalia. The genus has a palearctic distribution, being present in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, and shows ecological plasticity, with free-living, cave- dwelling and myrmecophile ...
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High host-plant nitrogen content: a prerequisite for the evolution of ant-caterpillar mutualism?
, 2012 The amount of nitrogen required to complete an insect's life cycle may vary greatly among species that have evolved distinct life history traits. Myrmecophilous caterpillars in the Lycaenidae family produce nitrogen-rich exudates from their dorsal glands
Rasmann, S. +6 more
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Two new host plant records for Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina Fab., 1775) [PDF]
ArthropodsThe 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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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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, 2007 Myrmecophily provides various examples of how social structures can be overcome to exploit vast and well-protected resources. Ant nest beetles (Paussinae) are particularly well suited for ecological and evolutionary considerations in the context of ...
Nagel, P., Peschke, K., Geiselhardt, S.
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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 LepidopterologicaLife 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 +2 more
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, 2015 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Symbiotic interactions between butterfly larvae and ants ...
Moreira, GRP +3 more
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Taxonomy of Homoeusa Kraatz, 1856 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from the East Palearctic: II. Revision of Japanese species [PDF]
Deutsche Entomologische ZeitschriftMembers of the myrmecophilous rove beetle genus Homoeusa Kraatz, 1856 are symbiotically associated with ants of the genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804 with a high degree of host specificity, making them biologically intriguing subjects for studying ...
Tsubasa Nozaki, Munetoshi Maruyama
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Perianal Structures in Non-Myrmecophilous Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae). [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Kaszyca-Taszakowska N +2 more
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