Parasites associated with the ponerine ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): first host record for the genus Dilocantha (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae)

Adults of the eucharitid wasp Dilocantha lachaudii Heraty were reared from the ponerine ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier). This is the first host record for this genus, adding support to the hypothesis that all the species belonging to the distinct clade of New World Eucharitini that includes Kap...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 1998-12, Vol.81 (4), p.570-574
Main Authors: Lachaud, J.P, Perez-Lachaud, G, Heraty, J.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal biology
Ants
Dilocantha lachaudii
Ecology, environment
Ectatomma tuberculatum
Eucharitidae
Formicidae
Fruit flies
host-parasite relationships
Hymenoptera
Insect behavior
Insect colonies
Insect larvae
Insect pests
Insect rearing
Life Sciences
new host records
Parasite hosts
parasites
Parasitism
Scientific Notes
Symbiosis
Worker insects
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Summary:Adults of the eucharitid wasp Dilocantha lachaudii Heraty were reared from the ponerine ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier). This is the first host record for this genus, adding support to the hypothesis that all the species belonging to the distinct clade of New World Eucharitini that includes Kapala, Dilocantha and related genera, are specifically parasitic on large ponerine ants.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.2307/3495962