Unusual Ant Hosts of the Socially Parasitic Ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Joint Authors
Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena
Aksoy, Volkan
Kiran, Kadri
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The extreme inquiline ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) was collected in ant nests of Tetramorium moravicum Kratochvil, 1941 in Bulgaria and of T.
chefketi Forel, 1911 in Bulgaria and Turkey.
The reported ant hosts belong to the Tetramorium chefketi species complex in contrast with the typical hosts from Tetramorium caespitum/impurum complex.
This finding confirms the assumption that a broader range of host species for the socially parasitic species A.
atratulus may be expected.
Present data on the new host species expand knowledge about biology of this rare ant species, included in the IUCN Red List of threatened species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena& Kiran, Kadri& Aksoy, Volkan. 2012. Unusual Ant Hosts of the Socially Parasitic Ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena…[et al.]. Unusual Ant Hosts of the Socially Parasitic Ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena& Kiran, Kadri& Aksoy, Volkan. Unusual Ant Hosts of the Socially Parasitic Ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468425
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468425
