Mechanism of host recognition in Neodohrniphora elongata (Brown) (Diptera: Phoridae)

Gazal, Vinícius; Bailez, Omar; Viana-Bailez, Ana Maria

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.07.036

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“…It is expected that refuse dump and nocturnal phorids rely more on close-range cues not associated with vision. This hypothesis, with the little knowledge that exists, disagrees with the data gathered for Neodohrniphora elongata [41]; however as it is a diurnal phorid (as far as it is known), it is reasonable that uses visual cues in motion for host location and recognition. On the other hand, another diurnal phorid, Pseudacteon tricuspis, uses short range chemical cues to locate their fire ant hosts [42].…”

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confidence: 52%

Leaf-Cutter Ant Parasitoids: Current Knowledge

Folgarait

2013

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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This review updates and summarizes the current knowledge about the interaction of leaf-cutter ants and their parasitoids by providing comparable data for Acromyrmex and Atta ants. First, an overview of the relevant aspects of the biology and taxonomy of leaf cutters and of their parasitoids is provided. Second, I show the peculiarities of the parasitoids attacking behaviors towards their host as well as the responses or ant defenses against the phorids exhibited by their hosts. Third, I discuss relevant aspects of the interactions between hosts and parasitoids. Finally, the review ends demonstrating why these phorids could be promising biological control agents of leaf-cutter pests and suggests priority lines of research for the future.

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Section: Refuse Dumpsmentioning

confidence: 52%

Leaf-Cutter Ant Parasitoids: Current Knowledge

Folgarait

2013

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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“…Brown (1991) and Morrison & King (2004) offered evidence that phorids infecting other genera of ants use alarm pheromone clues to locate their hosts. On the other hand, visual stimuli from A. sexdens were sufficient to trigger Eibesfeldtphora to detect and recognize a host, although the stimuli related to the presence of a trail pheromone increased the period spent inspecting the host, thus increasing the probability of successful attack (Gazal et al, 2009).…”

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Phorid Flies Parasitizing Leaf-Cutting Ants: Their Occurrence, Parasitism Rates, Biology and the First Account of Multiparasitism

Bragança¹,

Arruda²,

Souza³

et al. 2016

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The leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens (Linnaeus) and Atta laevigata (Smith) were parasitized by the following phorid flies: Apocephalus attophilus Borgmeier, Apocephalus vicosae Disney, Myrmosicarius grandicornis Borgmeier and species of Eibesfeldtphora Disney. It is also related here that the area of occurrence of phorids parasitizing A. sexdens was extended to include Central Brazil. The rate of parasitism on A. sexdens was three times lower than the rate found on A. laevigata; most common flies were, respectively, M. grandicornis in A. sexdens and A. attophilus in A. laevigata. This last phorid showed the shortest life span but the higher percentage of emergence. Multiparasitism on workers of A. sexdens and of A. laevigata involving three combinations of four phorid species was rare and is here related for the first time for leaf-cutting ants.

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“…Diferentes estudios han mencionado la dependencia que tienen algunos fóridos de los componentes visuales para la ubicación y selección de los hospederos, como por ejemplo especies del género Neodohrniphora (Bragança et al, 2009;Gazal, Bailez, & Viana-Bailez, 2009), por lo cual deben acercarse a distancias pequeñas o incluso entrar en contacto con las hormigas para evaluar si son hospederos ideales. De este modo, A. colombicus podría estar utilizando el tamaño y la forma de la carga como una señal visual de corto alcance, que evalúa para poder aterrizar sobre ellas e inspeccionar fácilmente un posible ataque.…”

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Patrones comportamentales de fóridos (Diptera: Phoridae) parasitoides de Atta colombica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Cochet

León

Reyes

2017

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Behavioral patterns of parasitoid phorids (Diptera: Phoridae) of Atta colombica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). In ecology, the success of parasitoid-host interactions is determined by the behavior of seeking, recognition, attack and defense deployed by the participants in the interaction. Our study aimed to understand the behavioral patterns between parasitoid phorids and their host Atta colombica from a forest fragment of Córdoba department, Colombia. We observed three nests of Atta colombica, from December 2013 to Januray 2015 (including dry and rainy seasons), for a total effort of 189 hours. We observed Phorids, their attacks to ants and collected their loads; we also considered differences in the way the parasitoids attacked and observed the microhabitat they preferred. A total of 52 individuals of Eibesfeldtphora attae and 54 of Apocephalus colombicus were collected. Apparently there was no preference for the size of the ants that were attacked by phorids, but larger loads were selected to land on them. When the ants responded to the phorid attack, they used individual defenses (adopting positions or increasing their speed) or grupal defenses (closer ants attacking the phorid). Parasitoid phorids have specialized their behavior, in order to ensure a successful attack on their host, who responded by modifying its behavior, according to the attacker (parasitoid). Rev. Biol. Trop. 65 (2): 461-473. Epub 2017 June 01.

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Mechanism of host recognition in Neodohrniphora elongata (Brown) (Diptera: Phoridae)

Cited by 16 publications

References 35 publications

Leaf-Cutter Ant Parasitoids: Current Knowledge

Leaf-Cutter Ant Parasitoids: Current Knowledge

Phorid Flies Parasitizing Leaf-Cutting Ants: Their Occurrence, Parasitism Rates, Biology and the First Account of Multiparasitism

Patrones comportamentales de fóridos (Diptera: Phoridae) parasitoides de Atta colombica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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