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Megalomyrmex symmetochus is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is native to Panama. [1] This ant is also known as the parasitic guest ant. M. symmetochus was discovered by William M. Wheeler in late July 1924 in the fungus gardens of the attine Sericomyrmex amabilis of Barro Colorado Island. [2]
Tetramorium atratulum is a rare workerless socially parasitic ant from the Palaearctic region, which has even been introduced together with its host in North America. This extreme inquiline is represented only by female and pupoid type male individuals, whose morphology and anatomy indicate a highly specialized level of parasitism.
Megalomyrmex is a genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known only from the Neotropics , where some of the species are specialized parasites or predators of Attini . [ 1 ] [ 3 ]
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, [2] [3] in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. [4] Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise ...
Fungi able to parasitize ants were also included in the transfer, such as Cordyceps unilateralis which was later renamed Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. [5] Following this study, multiple traits such as the production of darkly pigmented, hard to flexible stromata were defined as characteristics of the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. [5]
Myrmecia inquilina is a large species, though it is smaller than its host. [2] The body length of the ant is 21.4 millimetres (0.84 in), the head including the clypeus is 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in), the antennal scape 3.5 millimetres (0.14 in) and the diameter of the eyes are 1.25 millimetres (0.05 in).
Aculeata is a subclade of Hymenoptera containing ants, bees, and stinging wasps. The name is a reference to the defining feature of the group, which is the modification of the ovipositor into a stinger. However, many members of the group cannot sting, either retaining the ovipositor, or having lost it altogether. A large part of the clade is ...
Ant species like L. fuliginosus find L. umbratus colonies and found their own nest by killing the L. umbratus queen. [5] They has a Parasitic Nesting Behavior which means It is known to infiltrate and take over colonies of other ant species