Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds
Myrmecophiles are species that usually have developed specialized traits to cope with the aggressiveness of ants enabling them to live in their vicinity. Many coccinellid species are predators of Hemiptera; the latter is also often protected by ants. Therefore these ladybirds frequently interact wit...
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| description | Myrmecophiles are species that usually have developed specialized traits to cope with the aggressiveness of ants enabling them to live in their vicinity. Many coccinellid species are predators of Hemiptera; the latter is also often protected by ants. Therefore these ladybirds frequently interact with ants, and some species have become myrmecophilous. In this paper, we aim to provide an overview of the evolution of myrmecophilous traits in ladybirds. We then discuss the costs and benefits of myrmecophily and the dietary shift to myrmecophagy observed in a few species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-278568f9da2546fda03e9a09aead135b2025-02-03T05:53:18ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382012-01-01201210.1155/2012/591570591570Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in LadybirdsAmélie Vantaux0Olivier Roux1Alexandra Magro2Jérôme Orivel3Entomology Laboratory, Zoological Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, Box 2466, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR MiVEGEC-Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle, Antenne de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 171, Bobo Dioulasso 01, Burkina FasoCNRS, UMR EDB-Evolution et Diversité Biologique, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, FranceCNRS, UMR EcoFoG-Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, Campus Agronomique, BP 316, 97379 Kourou Cedex, FranceMyrmecophiles are species that usually have developed specialized traits to cope with the aggressiveness of ants enabling them to live in their vicinity. Many coccinellid species are predators of Hemiptera; the latter is also often protected by ants. Therefore these ladybirds frequently interact with ants, and some species have become myrmecophilous. In this paper, we aim to provide an overview of the evolution of myrmecophilous traits in ladybirds. We then discuss the costs and benefits of myrmecophily and the dietary shift to myrmecophagy observed in a few species.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/591570 |
| spellingShingle | Amélie Vantaux Olivier Roux Alexandra Magro Jérôme Orivel Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds |
| title_full | Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds |
| title_fullStr | Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds |
| title_short | Evolutionary Perspectives on Myrmecophily in Ladybirds |
| title_sort | evolutionary perspectives on myrmecophily in ladybirds |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/591570 |
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