The Host Genera of Ant-Parasitic Lycaenidae Butterflies : A Review
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
Camponotus, Crematogaster, Myrmica, and Oecophylla are the most frequently parasitized ant genera.
The distribution of ant-parasitic representatives of the Lycaenidae suggests that only Camponotus and Crematogaster have multiply been invaded as hosts by different independent butterfly lineages.
A general linear model reveals that the number of associated nonparasitic lycaenid butterfly species is the single best predictor of the frequency of parasitic interactions to occur within an ant genus.
Neither species richness of invaded ant genera nor their ecological prevalence or geographical distribution contributed significantly to that model.
Some large and dominant ant genera, which comprise important visitors of ant-mutualistic lycaenids, have no (Formica, Dolichoderus) or very few ant-parasitic butterflies (Lasius, Polyrhachis) associated with them.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fiedler, Konrad. 2012. The Host Genera of Ant-Parasitic Lycaenidae Butterflies : A Review. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450107
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fiedler, Konrad. The Host Genera of Ant-Parasitic Lycaenidae Butterflies : A Review. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450107
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fiedler, Konrad. The Host Genera of Ant-Parasitic Lycaenidae Butterflies : A Review. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450107
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450107