Ant-aphid relations in costa rica, central America (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Xavier Espadaler; Nicolás Pérez Hidalgo; William Villalobos Muller

Ant-aphid relations in costa rica, central America (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Xavier Espadaler, Nicolás Pérez Hidalgo, William Villalobos Muller

Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology

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Abstract

We present the first catalogue of ant-aphid associations (Hymenoptera: Formicidae / Hemiptera: Aphididae) of Costa Rica. 29 species of ants and 18 species of aphids establish 48 relationships. Those interactions seem not to be rare in Costa Rica.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	959-970
Journal	Sociobiology
Volume	59
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2012

Keywords

Aphididae. Aphids
Central america
Costa rica
Formicidae. Ants

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Ant-aphid relations in costa rica, central America (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Hemiptera: Aphididae)

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