Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae)
The paper presents the first report and morphological description of aphids feeding on the mycoheterotrophic plant <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> Wallr. of the family Ericaceae. This is the first known case of aphids feeding on a mycoheterotrophic plant, additionally involved in mutualistic...
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| author | Bartosz Bielecki Patryk Długosz Miłosz Morawski Łukasz Depa |
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| description | The paper presents the first report and morphological description of aphids feeding on the mycoheterotrophic plant <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> Wallr. of the family Ericaceae. This is the first known case of aphids feeding on a mycoheterotrophic plant, additionally involved in mutualistic relation with ants <i>Lasius niger</i> (Hymenoptera, Formicinae). This observation took place on an overgrown, postmining spoil tip in southern Poland (Europe). Barcode COI sequencing and morphological examination indicated that the collected specimens of aphids belong to <i>A. fabae</i> s. lat., a group of closely related species. The discussion focuses on taxonomic issues concerning the species identity of the collected aphids and the ecological interactions between insects, plants, and fungi involved in the observed association. The presence of ants attending aphids indicates the possibility of ants serving as pollinators of <i>M. hypophegea</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e6fa6d804e642d0acdc98071e7cabb32025-01-24T13:35:36ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502024-12-011611910.3390/insects16010019Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae)Bartosz Bielecki0Patryk Długosz1Miłosz Morawski2Łukasz Depa3Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, PolandInstitute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, PolandInstitute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, PolandInstitute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, PolandThe paper presents the first report and morphological description of aphids feeding on the mycoheterotrophic plant <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> Wallr. of the family Ericaceae. This is the first known case of aphids feeding on a mycoheterotrophic plant, additionally involved in mutualistic relation with ants <i>Lasius niger</i> (Hymenoptera, Formicinae). This observation took place on an overgrown, postmining spoil tip in southern Poland (Europe). Barcode COI sequencing and morphological examination indicated that the collected specimens of aphids belong to <i>A. fabae</i> s. lat., a group of closely related species. The discussion focuses on taxonomic issues concerning the species identity of the collected aphids and the ecological interactions between insects, plants, and fungi involved in the observed association. The presence of ants attending aphids indicates the possibility of ants serving as pollinators of <i>M. hypophegea</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/19<i>Aphis</i>parasitismphytophagymutualismtrophobiosisecology |
| spellingShingle | Bartosz Bielecki Patryk Długosz Miłosz Morawski Łukasz Depa Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae) Insects <i>Aphis</i> parasitism phytophagy mutualism trophobiosis ecology |
| title | Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae) |
| title_full | Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae) |
| title_fullStr | Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae) |
| title_short | Myrmecophilous Aphid Species (Hemiptera, Aphididae) Feeding on Mycoheterotrophic <i>Monotropa hypophegea</i> (Ericales, Ericaceae) |
| title_sort | myrmecophilous aphid species hemiptera aphididae feeding on mycoheterotrophic i monotropa hypophegea i ericales ericaceae |
| topic | <i>Aphis</i> parasitism phytophagy mutualism trophobiosis ecology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/19 |
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