Notes on the Life Cycle and <i>Myrmecophilous</i> Adaptations of Cremastocheilus <i>Armatus</i>(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Alpert, Gary D.; Ritcher, Paul O.

doi:10.1155/1975/79470

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“…Since dissection has not yet been performed on individuals carried by ants into their nests, we suggest that females might have mated previously. A fact that supports our suspicion is that females of Cremastocheilus armatus (Walker) found near ant nests laid fertilized eggs when transferred later to the lab (Alpert & Ritcher ). We suspect after mating females release an odoriferous substance attractive to the ants that leads to them being carried inside the nest.…”

Section: Mechanisms Used By Myrmecophilous Cetoniinae In the Cohabitasupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Both the mandibular liquid and anal secretions were observed to have a strong, unpleasant odor and a somewhat deterrent effect on the ants. In the same experiment, when adults of C. armatus were attacked by the ants, they immediately exhibit thanatosis (Alpert & Ritcher ). If the beetle was violently disturbed or captured by the ants, a drop of viscous fluid is released from the anal opening.…”

Section: Mechanisms Used By Myrmecophilous Cetoniinae In the Cohabitamentioning

confidence: 97%

“…; Puker et al . , ) and ant nests (Wheeler ; Cazier & Statham ; Cazier & Mortenson ; Alpert & Ritcher ; Ratcliffe ; Deloya ; Alpert ; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/10.1111/ens.12085/suppinfo).…”

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Insights on the association of American Cetoniinae beetles with ants

Puker

Rosa

Orozco

et al. 2014

Entomological Science

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Cetoniinae beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae) can occupy the nests of social insects. In many cases the beetles located within the colonies of social insects encounter a place of shelter and food resources for both adults and immatures. Despite the numerous cohabitation records, the relationship of Cetoniinae beetles with their ant hosts remains mostly unexplored. In this review we provide hypotheses explaining this ant–beetle association. A conceptual model is presented on the processes underpinning the occupation of the nest and the consequences that unfold after occupation, including: (i) death of the ant colony; (ii) death of beetles; and (iii) coexistence. We also provide an exhaustive list of American Cetoniinae beetle species found associated with ants and discuss the symbiotic relationships occurring between the beetles and their host ants.

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Section: Mechanisms Used By Myrmecophilous Cetoniinae In the Cohabitasupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Mechanisms Used By Myrmecophilous Cetoniinae In the Cohabitamentioning

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Insights on the association of American Cetoniinae beetles with ants

Puker

Rosa

Orozco

et al. 2014

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“…One beetle reached the highest level of radioactivity (183 720 count/rain) of all the beetles tested of both species. Predation on host ant larvae was previously reported for scarabs only in the genus Cremastocheilus (Cazier and Mortenson, 1965;Alpert and Richter, 1975). Some beetles of both species acquired substantial amounts of radioactivity apparently from external contamination.…”

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“…The only Scarabaeidae known to prey on larvae of their host ants are CremastocheiIus spp. (Cazier and Mortenson, 1965;Alpert and Richter, 1975). Wojcik (unpublished) observed this behavior with M. dutertrei, both not with Euparia castanea Serville (50 + hr of observation time).…”

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Fire ant myrmecophiles: feeding relationships ofMartinezia dutertrei andEuparia castanea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with their host ants,Solenopsis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

1991

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SummaryFeeding relationships of adult Euparia castanea Serville and Martinezia dutertrei Chalumeau with their ant hosts were studied in the laboratory using the radioactive tracer 32p. Euparia castanea was tested with Solenopsis geminata (F.), Martinezia dutertrei Chalumeau was tested with S. invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and S. geminata. Unlabeled beetles were exposed to various radioisotope labeled conditions for 24 hr and then checked for acquired radioactivity. In whole colony tests, both species of beetles acquired radioactivity. M. dutertrei obtained food from live ants, but E. castanea did not. Both species of beetles ate ant larvae. E. castanea also obtained food from ant larvae by strigilation. Neither species of beetle fed on ant feces or other secretions on the substrate. Both species of beetles obtained food by strigilation from fresh and decomposed worker ant cadavers. M. dutertrei also ate both kinds of ant cadavers. Both species of beetles also ate dead house flies, indicative of scavenging or feeding on ant booty. Martinezia dutertrei showed no preference for any particular ant species. Ants did not obtain food by trophallaxis or glandular secretion from either species of beetle.

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Erkennung, Identitätsdiebstahl und Tarnung

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2023

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Notes on the Life Cycle and Myrmecophilous Adaptations of Cremastocheilus Armatus(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Cited by 10 publications

References 2 publications

Insights on the association of American Cetoniinae beetles with ants

Insights on the association of American Cetoniinae beetles with ants

Fire ant myrmecophiles: feeding relationships ofMartinezia dutertrei andEuparia castanea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with their host ants,Solenopsis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Erkennung, Identitätsdiebstahl und Tarnung

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