2005/08/01 by Elena Diehl, Luciane Kern Junqueira, Evôneo Berti-Filho · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · Environmental Science · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Animal and Plant Science Education #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1590/s1519-69842005000300008
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This paper reports on ant and termite species inhabiting the mounds (murundus) found in three wetland sites in Santo Antonio da Patrulha. Ants and termites were found in 100% of the mounds of two sites and in 20% of those in the third site. Colonies of Camponotus fastigatus were found inhabiting all the mounds, while colonies of Brachymyrmex sp., Linepithema sp., Pheidole sp., and/or Solenopsis sp. were collected in less than 30% of the mounds. In the mounds of the three sites, colonies of Anoplotermes sp. and/or Aparatermes sp. termites were found together with the ant colonies. Another cohabiting termite species, Cortaritermes sp., was found only in the mounds of one site. The results suggest that C. fastigatus is the species building the mounds, with the other species, whether ants or termites, being the inquilines.