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myrmecophile

[mər′mek·ə‚fīl]
(ecology)
An organism, usually a beetle, that habitually inhabits the nest of ants.
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The influence of ants on host plant selection by Jalmenus evagoras, a myrmecophilous lycaenid butterfly.
Witte, "The social integration of a myrmecophilous spider does not depend exclusively on chemical mimicry," Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol.
A new genus of myrmecophilous Chernetidae from southern Australia (Pseudoscorpionida).
Cecropia obtusifolia is a dioecious, myrmecophilous tree 20-35 m high.
Behavioural interactions between the ant Lasius flavus (Formicidae) and the myrmecophilous beetle Claviger testaceus (Pselaphidae).
Adaptations of Coccinella magnifi ca, a myrmecophilous coccinellid to aggression by wood ants (Formica rufa group).
In this paper, we evaluated the completeness and accuracy of the taxonomic knowledge about a group of myrmecophilous beetles, the tribe Paussini ("ant-nest beetles") of the family Carabidae (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Paussinae), at a global level.
Acceptance of two native myrmecophilous species, Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii (Isopoda: Oniscidea) and Cyphoderus albinus (Collembola: Cyphoderidae) by the introduced invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Belgium.
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