Poneromorph Ants Associated with Parasitoid Wasps of the Genus Kapala Cameron (Hymenoptera : Eucharitidae) in French Guiana
Joint Authors
Cerdan, Philippe
Pérez-Lachaud, Gabriela
Lachaud, Jean Paul
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Eucharitid wasps are specific, specialized parasitoids of ants.
The genus Kapala Cameron is the most common in the Neotropics but few species are described, and information dealing with their biology, behavior and host associations is scarce.
Numerous poneromorph ant colonies were inspected over 4 collection surveys in French Guiana.
A diverse fauna of parasites and parasitoids was found, including mermithid nematodes, flies, eucharitids, and another gregarious endoparasitoid wasp.
Five new host associations for Kapala are reported, all of them involving medium- to large-size poneromorph ant species from 4 genera: Ectatomma brunneum Fr.
Smith, Gnamptogenys tortuolosa (Fr.
Smith), Odontomachus haematodus (L.), O.
mayi Mann, and Pachycondyla verenae (Forel).
Three other associations involving O.
hastatus (Fabr.), P.
apicalis (Latreille), and P.
stigma (Fabr.), already reported for other countries but new for French Guiana, are confirmed.
The data extend the number of hosts for Kapala to 24 ant species from 7 genera.
The high diversity of the ant host genera associated with Kapala, combined with the fact that these ant genera are the most widely distributed among Neotropical poneromorph ants, could account for the dominant status of the genus Kapala among the eucharitine wasps of Central and South America.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lachaud, Jean Paul& Cerdan, Philippe& Pérez-Lachaud, Gabriela. 2011. Poneromorph Ants Associated with Parasitoid Wasps of the Genus Kapala Cameron (Hymenoptera : Eucharitidae) in French Guiana. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lachaud, Jean Paul…[et al.]. Poneromorph Ants Associated with Parasitoid Wasps of the Genus Kapala Cameron (Hymenoptera : Eucharitidae) in French Guiana. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468606
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lachaud, Jean Paul& Cerdan, Philippe& Pérez-Lachaud, Gabriela. Poneromorph Ants Associated with Parasitoid Wasps of the Genus Kapala Cameron (Hymenoptera : Eucharitidae) in French Guiana. Psyche. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468606
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468606