The real deal: the ant species, Pheidole sauberi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), first description of the queen and first record of a mermithergate in the Philippines

Q3 Environmental Science

Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology Pub Date : 2021-12-22 DOI:10.26757/pjsb2021a15010

David Emmanuel M. General, P. Buenavente

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Abstract

The occurrence of mermithism in ants is reported for the first time in the Philippines. The mermithergate worker and previously undescribed dealate queen of Pheidole sauberi are described. The mermithergate worker is intermediate in size between the major and minor workers and pale yellow in color, in contrast to the brown healthy workers, and has a much larger gaster than either uninfected subcaste. Colony demographics and nest ecology are also reported. This find offers an opportunity for interdisciplinary research on ant parasitism.

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真正的交易:蚁种，Pheidole sauberi(膜翅目:蚁科)，菲律宾首次描述蚁后和首次记录双翅蚁

在菲律宾首次报道了蚁群中存在双食现象。描述了mermithergate工人和先前描述的Pheidole sauberi的dealate女王。与褐色的健康工蜂相比，mermithergate工蜂的体型介于主要工蜂和次要工蜂之间，颜色为淡黄色，其胃比未感染的亚种姓大得多。种群人口统计和巢生态也有报道。这一发现为蚂蚁寄生的跨学科研究提供了机会。

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Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology Environmental Science-Ecology

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