First Record of Myrcia magna D.Legrand (Myrtaceae) as a Myrmecophyte Host for Myrcidris epicharis Ward, 1990 (Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae)

Autor(es)

Gaem, P. H. ^[1] ; Farronay, F. ^[2] ; Santos, T. F. ^[3] ; Cabello, N. B. ^[1] ; Mazine, F. F. ^[1] ; Vicentini, A. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Campus Sorocaba, BR-18052780 Sorocaba, SP - Brazil

^[2] Inst Nacl de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Sociobiology; v. 66, n. 4, p. 592-596, DEC 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The association of the ant Myrcidris epicharis with the plant Myrcia magna is reported for the first time. This association was registered in two localities along the Negro river basin, in the region of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. The ants inhabit swollen shoots in apical and subjacent nodes of the branches. This record represents the second plant species of Myrtaceae to be associated with Myrcidris epicharis. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/13985-9 - Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae) na Amazônia Central: testando e identificando grupos com evidências morfológicas e espectrais
• Beneficiário: Paulo Henrique Gaem Barbosa
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica