François VANKERKHOVEN and Wouter DEKONINCK (2022)
The socially parasitic ants of the Tetramorium caespitum/impurum complex: an overview of the observations in Belgium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Bulletin de la Société royale belge d'Entomologie / Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie, 158: 68–78.
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) and Strongylognathus testaceus (Schenck, 1852) are the
only two parasitic ant species in Belgium to be found in the nests of their host Tetramorium
spp. Parasitic species are increasingly less common than their hosts and their status is therefore
often represented as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. The two parasitic species
we will discuss here also belong to this classification. The data at our disposal have enabled us
to present a better picture for the current situation in Belgium. Additionally, some aspects of
the biology of these parasites have been highlighted.
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parasitic ants, Formicidae, Strongylognathus testaceus, Anergates atratulus
- ISSN: 1374-8297
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