Dieta das Poneromorfas Neotropicais

Brandão, Carlos Roberto F.; Prado, Lívia Pires do; Ulysséa, Mônica Antunes; Probst, Rodolfo S.; Alarcon, Victor

doi:10.7476/9788574554419.0012

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“…Published studies on Neoponera nests located in cocoa plantations and on bromeliads have already pointed out the occurrence of springtails living in the nests (Triplehorn & Johnson, 2005;Castaño-Meneses et al, 2015;Araujo et al, 2019). In addition, there are several records of other species of Ponerinae preying on springtails (Brandão et al, 2015), but this had not yet been registered for N. verenae.…”

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Nest Architecture and Animals Associated with Neoponera verenae (Forel) (Formicidae, Ponerinae)

2021

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The nests of ants Neoponera have chambers that can also be occupied by other species of organisms that can be tenants, visitors or prey. However, few studies have considered the assemblage of the associated species and described their composition. This study aimed to describe the architecture and catalog the visitors and prey species found in Neoponera verenae nests. Talcum powder was pumped inside eight nests to mark the chambers and tunnels. The nests were then excavated to describe the architecture and obtain measurements of chambers. The associated species encountered in the nests were collected and identified allowing us to obtain new records of visiting (Linepithema sp., cryptodesmid millipedes and Neotropacarus sp.) and prey taxa (membracids, apid bees and springtails) of N. verenae. Generally, nests had a single entrance hole and a depth of up to 42 cm. Nest chambers were found with three basic forms, elliptical, hangers and boot. Although studies show that this species can occupy abandoned nests of leaf-cutting ants, we found that the nests of N. verenae were more similar to those of Ectatomma ants. Indeed, we found one of the N. verenae nests was attached to a Ectatomma edentatum nest, leading us to suggest that N. verenae may occupy abandoned nests or displace other ants to occupy them.

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Nest Architecture and Animals Associated with Neoponera verenae (Forel) (Formicidae, Ponerinae)

2021

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“…pusillus suggest food availability and refuge sites for these species in the area, which have specialized life style. Discothyrea fed on arthropod eggs (Delabie et al, 2000;Brandão et al, 2015;Baccaro et al, 2015). H. dolo nestings on fallen tree trunks and branches (Suguituru et al, 2015), where as for Typhlomyrmex feeding habit is still incipient (Weiser and Kaspari, 2006;Brandão et al, 2015;Suguituru et al, 2015).…”

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