Wood-boring beetles promote ant nest cavities: extended effects of a twig-girdler ecosystem engineer

SMA Novais, WD DaRocha, N Calderon-Cortes… - Basic and Applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Oncideres albomarginata chamela (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) is a stem-boring
beetle that girdles branches of Spondias purpurea (Anacardiaceae) for oviposition. Many …

Twigs in the leaf litter as ant habitats in different vegetation habitats in southeastern Brazil

DR de Souza-Campana, RR Silva… - Tropical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Vegetation structure and microhabitat availability and diversity affect ant assemblage
diversity, growth, and dispersal. In this study, we described assemblages of ants nesting in …

Ants nesting in dry fallen petioles of Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol. (Urticaceae): vertical stratification and nest site limitation

S Novais, V Hernández-Ortiz, K Rodríguez-Hernández… - Insectes Sociaux, 2020 - Springer
Cecropia (Urticaceae) trees continuously shed their old large leaves, which fall directly on
the forest floor (ground stratum) or accumulate on the aboveground vegetation under …

Review of ant genus Pachycondyla Smith, 1858 in Brazil (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

FSR Marcineiro, JE Lattke - Zootaxa, 2024 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We review the taxonomy of the Neotropical species of the genus Pachycondyla. A new
species (Pachycondyla beneditoi sp. n.) is described. Ponera pilosa new syn. is …

[CITAÇÃO][C] 12. Ocupação de galhos por formigas habitantes de serapilheira: estado da arte

TT Fernandes, CT Wazema, NS Silva, MSC Morini - Revista Científica UMC, 2020