Ants and Subterranean Sternorrhyncha in a Native Grassland in East-Central Alberta, Canada

IF 1.1 4区农林科学 Q3 ENTOMOLOGY

Canadian Entomologist Pub Date : 2011-09-01 DOI:10.4039/n11-034

J. Newton, J. Glasier, H. Maw, H. Proctor, R. Foottit

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Abstract

Abstract Little is known about the associations of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with subterranean aphids and mealybugs (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae and Pseudococcidae), particularly in Canadian grasslands. Knowledge of host plants for these sternorrhynchans is equally rare. We carried out a plant-based survey of ants and belowground aphids and mealybugs in a native fescue grassland in east-central Alberta, Canada. We found 23 species of ants, 12 of which (species of Lasius F., Myrmica Latreille, Tapinoma Förster, and Temnothorax Mayr) were in association with subterranean sternorrhynchans. Twelve species of aphids and mealybugs were collected; 3 are new records for Canada and 2 are possibly undescribed. Most ant species associated with sternorrhynchans were found with more than one species of sternorrhynchan, sometimes in the same nest. Almost all sternorrhynchans were found on graminoid hosts (Poaceae and Cyperaceae); there was little observed plant-specificity beyond this. There were no significant correlations between presence of subterranean sternorrhynchans and percent cover of different plant types, soil moisture content, slope, aspect, or visible entrances to ant nests.

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加拿大阿尔伯塔中东部原生草原上的蚂蚁和地下Sternorrhyncha

摘要关于蚁类(膜翅目:蚁科)与地下蚜虫和粉蚧(半翅目:蚜科和假瓢虫科)之间的关系，特别是在加拿大草原上，我们知之甚少。对这些胸草属植物的寄主植物的了解也同样很少。我们在加拿大阿尔伯塔省中东部的原生羊茅草地上对蚂蚁、地下蚜虫和粉蚧进行了植物调查。共发现23种蚂蚁，其中有12种蚂蚁(Lasius F.、Myrmica Latreille、Tapinoma Förster和Temnothorax Mayr)与地下胸沟蚁有关。采集到蚜虫和粉蚧12种;3个是加拿大的新记录，2个可能没有描述过。大多数与胸喙蚁相关的蚂蚁物种被发现有不止一种胸喙蚁，有时在同一个巢穴中。几乎所有的sternorrhynchans都存在于禾本科寄主(禾本科和苏科)上;除此之外，几乎没有观察到植物特异性。不同植物类型的覆盖百分比、土壤含水量、坡度、坡向和可见蚁巢入口与地下坡口的存在没有显著的相关性。

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Canadian Entomologist 生物-昆虫学

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2.20

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11.10%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： French translation follows/le français suit Published since 1868, this peer-reviewed bimonthly publication is the official journal of the Entomological Society of Canada. Available via the internet and with hardcopy distribution to 55 countries, its research papers and notes are relevant to entomologists and other biologists around the world. In addition to being a venue for topical reviews and forum discussion, The Canadian Entomologist publishes current research in all facets of entomology, including systematics and morphology, molecular and developmental biology, ecology and behaviour, biodiversity and evolution, insect management, entomological techniques, and other relevant subject areas. Contributions are published in English or French. Authors will not pay page charges, and will experience fast, high quality reviews of their papers.Publiée depuis 1868, cette publication bimestrielle avec comité de lecture est la revue officielle de la Société d’entomologie du Canada. Disponible sur Internet et distribuée en format papier dans 55 pays, ses articles de recherche et ses notes sont pertinents pour les entomologistes et autres biologistes de par le monde. En plus d’être une plate-forme pour des revues thématiques et un forum de discussion, The Canadian Entomologist publie la recherche actuelle sur toutes les facettes de l’entomologie, incluant la systématique et la morphologie, la biologie moléculaire et développementale, l’écologie et le comportement, la biodiversité et l’évolution, la gestion des insectes, les techniques entomologiques et d’autres domaines pertinents. Les contributions sont publiées en français ou en anglais. Les auteurs ne paient aucun frais de publication, et recevront une révision rapide et de grande qualité de leurs articles.