Diapriinae Wasps (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea: Diapriidae) Associated with Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina

Loiácono, Marta Susana; Margaría, Cecilia Beatriz; Aquino, Daniel Alejandro

doi:10.1155/2013/320590

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“…Observations of host and parasitoid diapriid wasps (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea: Diapriidae) are mainly descriptive accounts of parasitism (Loiácono et al, 2000;Fernández-Marín et al, 2006;Ramos-Lacau et al, 2007;Pérez-Ortega et al, 2010). Still, there are many reports of diapriid wasps associated with the nomadic columns of army ants (Loiácono et al, 2013a), most of which are in the tribe Diapriini; however, they are rarely collected because of their diminutive size. Several diapriids that associate with ants may actually exploit myrmecophiles and not the ants (e.g., dipterans Masner, 1977), thus the mere presence of these wasps in and around a nest is not definitive evidence for ant parasitism.…”

Section: Diapriid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea: Diapriidae)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Diapriid wasp species from multiple genera (e.g., Acanthopria, Szelenyiopria, Mimopriella, Oxypria) associate with fungusgrowing ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini: Attina) (Loiácono et al, 2000(Loiácono et al, , 2013aFernández-Marín et al, 2006;Pérez-Ortega et al, 2010). In one study, 14 Cyphomyrmex rimosus colonies were artificially disturbed and forced to relocate their nests (Fernández-Marín et al, 2006).…”

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Interspecific Eavesdropping on Ant Chemical Communication

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Chemical communication is a fundamental, highly complex component of social insect societies. Ants in particular employ a remarkable diversity of chemical signals to maintain social cohesion among nestmates, gain essential resources through coordinated foraging, and warn of danger. Although the chemicals used can be functionally specific, they are vulnerable to exploitation by eavesdropping natural enemies (e.g., parasitoids, predators, parasites) and other associates (e.g., myrmecophiles). Ant nests are nutrient hotspots due to their collection of resources warranting keen defense systems; yet the heavily defended hideouts are frequently invaded. Many organisms exploit ant species, but how they locate hosts-including what host-derived cues are used-is still poorly understood. Here, we review current knowledge about how ant chemical communication systems can be exploited by unintended receivers. We take a case study approach and illustrate the diversity of ant associates and host traits that may predispose ants to exploitation. We identify knowledge gaps by reviewing host systems and listing: (1) the types of associates (e.g., fly, wasp, beetle) where eavesdropping is likely occurring, organized by the host communication system that is being exploited; (2) the ant parasites that exploit trail pheromones; and (3) the experimentally determined chemicals (i.e., alarm/defensive pheromones), used by eavesdroppers. At least 25 families of arthropods (10 orders) potentially eavesdrop on ant communication systems and nearly 20 host ant species are vulnerable to trail parasite ant species. We also propose future research that will improve our understanding of community assembly by examining host traits (e.g., latitude, nest characteristics, trail system) that influence their susceptibility to eavesdropping associates.

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Interspecific Eavesdropping on Ant Chemical Communication

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“…The Diapriidae are a family of small parasitic wasps with a worldwide distribution (Masner, 1993). While most Diapriidae attack the larval stages of flies, some are endoparasitoids of ant brood or nest associates living within ant colonies (reviewed in (Loiacono, 1987;Loiácono & Margaria, 2000;Masner & Garcia R, 2002;Loiácono, Margaria, & Aquino, 2013). The life history details for many species are unknown and how they interact behaviorally with their ant hosts is also largely unknown for the majority of species (Wojcik, 1989).…”

Section: Diapriidae (Superorder Diaproidea) [38 Records]mentioning

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“…Based on the general biology of the diapriids, it appears that adults likely enter the nest independently and have evolved a suite of morphological and behavioral adaptations to facilitate acceptance Loiácono et al, 2013). It has been suggested that diapriids originally parasitized Diptera, and over the course of their evolutionary history slowly changed hosts to members of the Formicidae, particularly in the case of the army ant subfamily Ecitoninae, where many dipterans live amongst ant refuse piles ((Huggert & Masner, 1983), within (Loiácono et al, 2013)). Thus, we might expect a spectrum of associations, with some diapriids as nest associates of ants and others having evolved to full endoparasitoidism of ant brood.…”

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Pathogens, parasites, and parasitoids of ants: a synthesis of parasite biodiversity and epidemiological traits

Quevillon

Hughes

2018

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1.AbstractAnts are among the most ecologically successful organisms on Earth, with a global distribution and diverse nesting and foraging ecologies. Ants are also social organisms, living in crowded, dense colonies that can range up to millions of individuals. Understanding the ecological success of the ants requires understanding how they have mitigated one of the major costs of social living-infection by parasitic organisms. Additionally, the ecological diversity of ants suggests that they may themselves harbor a diverse, and largely unknown, assemblage of parasites. As a first step, we need to know the taxonomic and functional diversity of the parasitic organisms infecting ants. To that end, we provide a comprehensive review of the parasitic organisms infecting ants by collecting all extant records. We synthesize major patterns in parasite ecology by categorizing how parasites encounter their ant hosts, whether they require host death as a developmental necessity, and how they transmit to future hosts.We report 1,415 records of parasitic organisms infecting ants, the majority of which come from order Diptera (34.8%), phylum Fungi (25.6%), and order Hymenoptera (25.1%). Most parasitic organisms infecting ants are parasitoids (89.6%), requiring the death of their host as developmental necessity and most initially encounter their hosts in the extranidal environment (68.6%). Importantly, though most parasitic organisms infecting ants only need a single host to complete their life cycle (89.2%), the vast majority need to leave the nest before transmission to the next ant host can occur (88.3%), precluding ant-to-ant transmission within the nest. With respect to the host, we only found records for 9 out of 17 extant ant sub-families, and for 82 out of the currently recognized 334 ant genera. Though there is likely bias in the records reported, both host and parasite ecological traits and evolutionary histories underlie the pattern of ant-parasite association reported here. This work provides a foundation for future work that will begin to untangle the ecological drivers of ant-parasite relationships and the evolutionary implications thereof.

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“…The species Doliopria myrmecobia (K.), Szelenyiopria pampeana (L.) and Trichopria formicans (L.), belonging to Diapriini tribe, were recorded in Argentina in association with Acromyrmex lundii (G.M.) and A. lobicornis (E.) (Loiácono et al, 2013).…”

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Natural Parasitism in Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Pastures of Bahia, Brazil

Castellani¹,

Júnior²,

Moreira³

et al. 2015

Sociobiology

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Leaf-cutting ants from the Atta and Acromyrmex genera (Myrmicinae: Attini) are general pests in agricultural crops, forestry and pastures. The Acromyrmex genus is endemic in the Americas and its distribution occurs from California (USA) to Patagonia (Argentina), being present in Mexico, Central America, as well as Cuba and the Lesser Antilles (Trinidad, Tobago, Corriacou, Curaçao and Guadeloupe) and in all countries of South America, except Chile (Gonçalves, 1961; Weber, 1972; Delabie et al., 2011). Some Acromyrmex species, like A. balzani (E.) and A. landolti (F.), have specialized in cutting monocots, occurring in high densities of nests and causing severe damage to pastures due to the fact that they cut the grass very close to the ground (Mariconi et al., 1963; Amante, 1967a, b). In pastures in the municipality of Itapetinga, State of Bahia, in Brazil, the occurrence of A. landolti is common, reaching average density of 260 nests ha-1 (Silva Júnior et al., 2013). The control of leaf-cutting ants can be accomplished by mechanical, cultural, biological and chemical methods, and chemical control is the only one used on a large scale.

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Diapriinae Wasps (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea: Diapriidae) Associated with Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Interspecific Eavesdropping on Ant Chemical Communication

Interspecific Eavesdropping on Ant Chemical Communication

Pathogens, parasites, and parasitoids of ants: a synthesis of parasite biodiversity and epidemiological traits

Natural Parasitism in Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Pastures of Bahia, Brazil

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