Additional records of the distribution and host ant species for the ant cricket Myrmophilellus pilipes

Takashi Komatsu; Munetoshi Maruyama

doi:10.1007/s00040-016-0496-9

Additional records of the distribution and host ant species for the ant cricket Myrmophilellus pilipes

Takashi Komatsu, Munetoshi Maruyama

The Kyushu University Museum

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Abstract

Myrmophilellus pilipes, a myrmecophilous cricket that lives inside ant nests, has been reported from India, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. However, our field survey along several years revealed a broader Asian distribution of this species and a host-generalist biology. We suggest that human transportation of tramp ant species and lack of host-specificity favored the broad distribution of M. pilipes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	623-627
Number of pages	5
Journal	Insectes Sociaux
Volume	63
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-016-0496-9
Publication status	Published - Nov 1 2016

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Insect Science

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Additional records of the distribution and host ant species for the ant cricket Myrmophilellus pilipes

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