TAXONOMY OF THE CECROPIA-INHABITING AZTECA ANTS

被引：44

作者：

LONGINO, JT

机构：

[1] Allyn Museum of Entomology, Sarasota, FL, 34234

来源：

JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY | 1991年 / 25卷 / 06期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

AZTECA; CECROPIA; ANT-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS; TAXONOMY; NEOTROPICS;

D O I：

10.1080/00222939100770981

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

Cecropia trees and several species of the ant genus Azteca form the most conspicuous ant-plant association in the Neotropics. The taxonomy and biology of the Cecropia-associated Azteca are reviewed. A key to queens is provided for the 13 species known to be obligate inhabitants of Cecropia trees, and a key to workers for the five species known from Costa Rica. Taxonomic changes include four new species and extensive synonymy. Individual species accounts contain taxonomic, behavioural, and ecological information. Evolutionary relationships among the species, and the community ecology of the Cecropia Azteca association, are discussed.

引用

页码：1571 / 1602

页数：32

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