Plagiolepis ampeloni
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| Plagiolepis ampeloni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Plagiolepis |
| Species: | P. ampeloni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiolepis ampeloni (Faber, 1969)
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This species is a workerless inquiline of Plagiolepis pallescens. Queens live in the nest of a different ant species, have no workers and are entirely dependent on their hosts for food. The queens produce eggs that are cared for and raised to maturity by the host workers.
| At a Glance | • Workerless Inquiline |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Austria (type locality), Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- ampeloni. Aporomyrmex ampeloni Faber, 1969: 54, figs. 3-7, 14-16, 19, 21, 23, 24 (q.m.) AUSTRIA. Combination in Plagiolepis: Bolton, 1995b: 334.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 334, Combination in Plagiolepis)
- Buschinger, A. (2009). Social parasitism among ants: a review. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 219-235.
- Faber, W. 1969. Beiträge zur Kenntnis sozialparasitischer Ameisen. 2. Aporomyrmex ampeloni nov. gen., nov. spec. (Hym. Formicidae), ein neuer permanenter Sozialparasit bei Plagiolepis vindobonensis Lomnicki aus Österreich. Pflanzenschutz Ber. 39: 39-100 (page 54, figs. 3-7, 14-16, 19, 21, 23, 24 queen, male described)
