Southern Record of the Xenobiotic Ant Formicoxenus quebecensis from Eastern Wisconsin

IF 0.7 4区农林科学 Q4 ENTOMOLOGY

Sociobiology Pub Date : 2023-06-06 DOI:10.13102/sociobiology.v70i2.8374

G. N. Doering, M. Prebus

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Abstract

The ant genus Formicoxenus is notable for the fact that all its species are xenobiotic and live inside or in close association with the nests of other ant species. Here, we report the occurrence of a colony of Formicoxenus quebecensis and its host, Myrmica alaskensis from the eastern side of the Door peninsula in Wisconsin. Both species are new records for the state, and F. quebecensis was previously known only from boreal habitats much farther north in Canada. We also provide some observations on this colony’s nest demography, morphology, and feeding behavior and discuss the ant community of this biogeographically interesting location.

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东威斯康辛州外来蚁群魁北克蚁的南方记录

蚁属Formicoxenus值得注意的是，它的所有物种都是异生的，生活在其他蚂蚁物种的巢穴内或与之密切相关。在这里，我们报道了一个来自威斯康星州Door半岛东侧的魁北克Formicoxenus及其宿主阿拉斯加Myrmica的群落。这两个物种都是该州的新记录，而魁北克F.quebecensis以前只在加拿大北部更远的北方栖息地被发现。我们还对这个群落的巢穴人口、形态和觅食行为进行了一些观察，并讨论了这个生物地理上有趣的地方的蚂蚁群落。

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Sociobiology 生物-昆虫学

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1.60

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11.10%

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： SOCIOBIOLOGY publishes high quality articles that significantly contribute to the knowledge of Entomology, with emphasis on social insects. Articles previously submitted to other journals are not accepted. SOCIOBIOLOGY publishes original research papers and invited review articles on all aspects related to the biology, evolution and systematics of social and pre-social insects (Ants, Termites, Bees and Wasps). The journal is currently expanding its scope to incorporate the publication of articles dealing with other arthropods that exhibit sociality. Articles may cover a range of subjects such as ecology, ethology, morphology, population genetics, physiology, toxicology, reproduction, sociobiology, caste differentiation as well as economic impact and pest management.