Although most conservationists claim to protect “species”, the conservation unit actually and
practically managed is the individual population. As resources are not unlimited, we need to …

Field data on ant associates of 98 species of Palaearctic Lycaenidae butterfly immatures
were collated. Members of 21 ant genera from the three subfamilies Myrmicinae …

The Pantropical spider clade Nephilidae is famous for its extreme sexual size dimorphism,
for constructing the largest orb‐webs known, and for unusual sexual behaviors, which …

Deep mitochondrial divergence within species may result from cryptic speciation, from
phylogeographic isolation or from endosymbiotic bacteria like Wolbachia that manipulate …

Total evidence analysis, based on a combination of morphological and ecological
characters with two mitochondrial sequences (cytochrome c oxidase subunits I and II) and …

The taxonomic status of Alcon Blues living in Central and Western Europe (conventionally:
Maculinea alcon and Maculinea rebeli) is quite confused. Some authors distinguish them as …

Ant nests and their surrounding territories represent a hoard of trophic resources, as well as
of stable and protected environments for many arthropods involved in commensal …

Conservation umbrellas are charismatic species, the conservation of which also conserves
the high diversity of associated plants and animals. The Large Blue butterfly, Phengaris …

Highlights•We provide a review of acoustic signalling in ant–ant communication.•
Morphological adaptations in myrmecophiles to make sound are examined.•We review …

Simple Summary The Palearctic butterfly genera Pseudophilotes, Glaucopsyche and Iolana
have attracted the attention of many entomologists because their species are used as model …