Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and Ants
The distribution of three species of pseudoscorpions, found under the bark of blue gum Eucalyptus globulus, is closely correlated with the presence of three species of ants. Marachernes bellus is never found on trees without Anonychomyrma sp. near foetens, and Protochelifer victorianus and Paraust...
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| description | The distribution of three species of pseudoscorpions, found
under the bark of blue gum Eucalyptus globulus, is closely correlated
with the presence of three species of ants. Marachernes bellus
is never found on trees without Anonychomyrma sp. near
foetens, and Protochelifer victorianus and Paraustrochernes victorianus are more commonly found on trees with Technomyrmex jocosus
and/or Tapinoma minutum. The distribution of another
pseudoscorpion, Conicochernes sp., is not influenced by the presence
of these ants. Observations of the behavior of these pseudoscorpions
indicate that at least some species may be specialist
predators of ants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e3debc66a4046d2b9fbda9ebc8bc3522025-02-03T05:51:35ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381994-01-011013-422122710.1155/1994/23982Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and AntsDeborah C. Cole0Mark A. Elgar1Mark S. Harvey2Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Victoria, AustraliaWestern Australian Museum, Francis Street, Perth 6000, Western Australia, AustraliaThe distribution of three species of pseudoscorpions, found under the bark of blue gum Eucalyptus globulus, is closely correlated with the presence of three species of ants. Marachernes bellus is never found on trees without Anonychomyrma sp. near foetens, and Protochelifer victorianus and Paraustrochernes victorianus are more commonly found on trees with Technomyrmex jocosus and/or Tapinoma minutum. The distribution of another pseudoscorpion, Conicochernes sp., is not influenced by the presence of these ants. Observations of the behavior of these pseudoscorpions indicate that at least some species may be specialist predators of ants.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/23982 |
| spellingShingle | Deborah C. Cole Mark A. Elgar Mark S. Harvey Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and Ants Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and Ants |
| title_full | Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and Ants |
| title_fullStr | Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and Ants |
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| title_short | Associations Between Australian Pseudoscorpions and Ants |
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