Two Cleptoparasitic Ant Crickets (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) That Share Similar Host Ant Species Differentiate Their Habitat Use in Areas of Sympatry in Japan

Two Cleptoparasitic Ant Crickets (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) That Share Similar Host Ant Species Differentiate Their Habitat Use in Areas of Sympatry in Japan

Myrmecophilus crickets (Myrmecophilidae, Orthoptera) are typical ant guests. In Japan, about 10 species are recognized on the basis of morphological and molecular phylogenetic frameworks. We focused on two of these species, M. kinomurai and M. kubotai, and compared their host and habitat use. Previo...

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Main Authors: Takashi Komatsu, Munetoshi Maruyama, Takao Itino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-09-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
co-existence
habitat preference
host specificity
interspecific competition
Myrmecophilus
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/655

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