First Record of Myrcia magna D.Legrand (Myrtaceae) as a Myrmecophyte Host for Myrcidris epicharis Ward, 1990 (Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae)

Autor:	Paulo Henrique Gaem, Francisco Farroñay, Talitha Ferreira Santos, Nicolli Bruna Cabello, Fiorella Fernanda Mazine, Alberto Vicentini
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Amazon rainforest ant-plant association Hymenoptera Myrtales Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
Zdroj:	Sociobiology, Vol 66, Iss 4 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0361-6525 2447-8067
DOI:	10.13102/sociobiology.v66i4.4477
Popis:	The association of the ant Myrcidris epicharis with the plant Myrcia magna is reported for the first time. This association was registered in two localities along the Negro river basin, in the region of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. The ants inhabit swollen shoots in apical and subjacent nodes of the branches. This record represents the second plant species of Myrtaceae to be associated with Myrcidris epicharis.
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