The first record of myrmica lonae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a host of the socially parasitic Large Blue butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea)* arion (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 465-475

  Sielezniew, Marcin ^a   Patricelli, Dario ^b   Dziekańska, Izabela ^c   Barbero, Francesca ^b   Bonelli, Simona ^b   Casacci, Luca Pietro ^b   Witek, Magdalena ^b   Balletto, Emilio ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Association for Butterfly Conservation TOM   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Host specificity; Italy; Maculinea; Myrmecophily; Myrmica lonae; Phengaris arion; Poland

Indexed keywords

ARION; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MACULINEA; MACULINEA ARION; MYRMICA; MYRMICA LOBICORNIS; MYRMICA LONAE; MYRMICA SABULETI; MYRMICA SCHENCKI; PHENGARIS;

EID: 77957718842     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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