Food and reproductive strategies of the myrmecophilous staphylinid beetle Homoeusa acuminata (Aleocharinae) on the foraging trails of its host ant Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-108

  Quinet, Y ^a   Pasteels, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Homoeusa acuminata; Lasius fuliginosus; Myrmecophile; Reproductive strategy; Staphylinid; Trail following

Indexed keywords

HOMOEUSA ACUMINATA; LASIUS FULIGINOSUS;

EID: 0030062040     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01253961     Document Type: Article

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