“…Many studies have investigated parasitogenic effects in the Formicinae and Myrmicinae, especially the genera Lasius (e.g., [ 30 , 37 , 51 , 55 , 64 , 65 , 68 , 69 ]) and Myrmica (e.g., [ 33 , 70 – 74 ]). While these taxa may be among the most ubiquitous and commonly infected, other accounts report mermithid infections of Ponerinae, Ectatomminae and Dorylinae [ 50 , 57 , 60 , 66 , 75 ] as well as of charismatic groups like the Southeast-Asian “exploding ants” ( Colob-opsis spp., [ 52 , 53 ]) or invasive species like Solenopsis invicta [ 76 , 77 ].…”