Nymphister kronaueri von Beeren &amp; Tishechkin sp. nov., an army ant-associated beetle species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) with an exceptional mechanism of phoresy

Beeren, Christoph von; Tishechkin, Alexey K.

doi:10.1186/s40850-016-0010-x

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“…Своеобразный тип форетических отношений известен для мирмекофильных карапузиков подсемейства Haeteriinae (Histeridae), ассоциированных с кочевыми муравьями рода Eciton (Beeren and Tishechkin, 2017). Для этих муравьев характерна поведенческая особенность «синдром муравьев-кочевников» (''Army Ant Syndrome'') (Brady, 2003), что подразумевает отсутствие постоянных муравейников и частые передвижения.…”

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Cases of unintentional phoresy of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) on birds

Sazhnev¹,

Matyukhin²

2019

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В статье рассматриваются случаи непреднамеренной форезии имаго жесткокрылых на птицах. На 5 видах птиц семейств Columbidae, Muscicapidae, Phasianidae и Turdidae отмечено 5 видов жесткокрылых из семейств Anobiidae, Curculionidae, Chrysomelidae и Dermestidae, из которых 3 вида-открыто живущие фитофаги, а 2-инвазионные и/или криптогенные нидиколы. Связь жесткокрылых с гнездами повышает возможность переноса таких форонтов при миграциях птиц и может служить одним из проявлений (ави-вектором) процессов инвазионного расселения.

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Cases of unintentional phoresy of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) on birds

Sazhnev¹,

Matyukhin²

2019

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“…Some ant inquilines among Histeridae are known to cling to their host, including the army ant ( Eciton spp.) guest haeteriines Nymphister Reichensperger, which grasps a worker ant’s petiole with its mandibles (von Beeren and Tishechkin 2017), and Pulvinister Reichensperger, which rides on the underside of major workers’ heads (Rettenmeyer 1961). This has also been observed in the chlamydopsine Chlamydopsis loculosa Lea, which grasps the thorax of its host ( Rhytidoponera spp.)…”

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An early and mysterious histerid inquiline from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Caterino¹,

Maddison²

2018

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We describe a new genus and species of Histeridae from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber, Amplectister tenax Caterino & Maddison, gen. & sp. n. This species represents the third known Cretaceous histerid, which, like the others, is highly distinct and cannot easily be placed to subfamily. It exhibits prosternal characters in common with Saprininae, but other characters appear inconsistent with this possibility. The abdominal venter is strongly concave, and the hind legs are enlarged and modified for grasping. We hypothesize that this represents the earliest example in Histeridae of modifications for phoresy on social insects.

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“…However, some animals are incapable of moving across large distances themselves. Thus rather than developing mechanisms to detect resources, they have evolved mechanisms to ensure reliable and durable associations with the species that carry them (Krishnan, Muralidharan, Sharma, & Borges, 2010;von Beeren & Tishechkin, 2017). Thus rather than developing mechanisms to detect resources, they have evolved mechanisms to ensure reliable and durable associations with the species that carry them (Krishnan, Muralidharan, Sharma, & Borges, 2010;von Beeren & Tishechkin, 2017).…”

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“…Instead, these species hitch a ride on the bodies of other more mobile species and are consequently transported from resource to resource (Bartlow, Villa, Thompson, & Bush, 2016;Guerra, Romero, Costa, Lofego, & Benson, 2012). Thus rather than developing mechanisms to detect resources, they have evolved mechanisms to ensure reliable and durable associations with the species that carry them (Krishnan, Muralidharan, Sharma, & Borges, 2010;von Beeren & Tishechkin, 2017). This strategy, known as phoresy, is common in many species of insects, mites, and nematodes and is a form of symbiosis that is typically believed to be harmless to the host (Houck, 2009;Signe White, Morran, & de Roode, 2017).…”

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Fitness costs of phoretic nematodes in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides

Wang

Rozen

2018

Ecology and Evolution

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Nicrophorus vespilloides is a social beetle that rears its offspring on decomposing carrion. Wild beetles are frequently associated with two types of macrobial symbionts, mites, and nematodes. Although these organisms are believed to be phoretic commensals that harmlessly use beetles as a means of transfer between carcasses, the role of these symbionts on N. vespilloides fitness is poorly understood. Here, we show that nematodes have significant negative effects on beetle fitness across a range of worm densities and also quantify the density‐dependent transmission of worms between mating individuals and from parents to offspring. Using field‐caught beetles, we provide the first report of a new nematode symbiont in N. vespilloides, most closely related to Rhabditoides regina, and show that worm densities are highly variable across individuals isolated from nature but do not differ between males and females. Next, by inoculating mating females with increasing densities of nematodes, we show that worm infections significantly reduce brood size, larval survival, and larval mass, and also eliminate the trade‐off between brood size and larval mass. Finally, we show that nematodes are efficiently transmitted between mating individuals and from mothers to larvae, directly and indirectly via the carcass, and that worms persist through pupation. These results show that the phoretic nematode R. regina can be highly parasitic to burying beetles but can nevertheless persist because of efficient mechanisms of intersexual and intergenerational transmission. Phoretic species are exceptionally common and may cause significant harm to their hosts, even though they rely on these larger species for transmission to new resources. However, this harm may be inevitable and unavoidable if transmission of phoretic symbionts requires nematode proliferation. It will be important to determine the generality of our results for other phoretic associates of animals. It will equally be important to assess the fitness effects of phoretic species under changing resource conditions and in the field where diverse interspecific interactions may exacerbate or reduce the negative effects of phoresy.

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Nymphister kronaueri von Beeren & Tishechkin sp. nov., an army ant-associated beetle species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) with an exceptional mechanism of phoresy

Cited by 23 publications

References 48 publications

Cases of unintentional phoresy of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) on birds

Cases of unintentional phoresy of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) on birds

An early and mysterious histerid inquiline from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Fitness costs of phoretic nematodes in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides

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