Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region
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Resumo: | Ant inquiline social parasites obligately depend on their hosts for survival and reproduction. Because of their shift from a eusocial to a socially parasitic life history, inquiline social parasites are interesting study systems for exploring the dynamics between conflict and cooperation in eusocial insect colonies. In addition, inquiline social parasites are of interest to evolutionary biology, because some species evolved directly from their hosts via sympatric speciation. With five described species, inquiline social parasites are relatively diverse in the fungus-growing ants. So far, four species have been reported from the leaf-cutting ant genus Acromyrmex and its closely affiliated social parasite genus Pseudoatta. In contrast, only a single parasite species was described from the lower attine genus Mycocepurus. Here, we describe a new species of inquiline social parasite, Acromyrmex fowleri sp. nov., which was discovered 27 years ago in the tropical region of Brazil (State of Bahia), living inside the colonies of its host Acromyrmex rugosus. We also report observations on the behavioral ecology and natural history of A. fowleri and its host. Our study suggests that A. fowleri is an obligate, queen-tolerant, workerless inquiline social parasite of A. rugosus and that A. fowleri represents some but not all morphological and life history characters of the inquiline syndrome, supporting the hypothesis that the complex traits of the inquiline syndrome evolve in a mosaic fashion. Considering that A. fowleri is a new social parasite species from tropical Brazil, we discuss the paradoxical biogeographic distribution of ant social parasites, which we refer to as the “Kutter–Wilson Paradox”, and conclude that the Kutter–Wilson Paradox is a genuine biogeographical pattern, instead of being a mere sampling artifact. |
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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical regionAttiniBiogeographyFormicidaeFungus-growing antsInquilinismKutter–Wilson ParadoxLatitudinal diversity gradientMyrmecosymbiosisSocial parasitismAnt inquiline social parasites obligately depend on their hosts for survival and reproduction. Because of their shift from a eusocial to a socially parasitic life history, inquiline social parasites are interesting study systems for exploring the dynamics between conflict and cooperation in eusocial insect colonies. In addition, inquiline social parasites are of interest to evolutionary biology, because some species evolved directly from their hosts via sympatric speciation. With five described species, inquiline social parasites are relatively diverse in the fungus-growing ants. So far, four species have been reported from the leaf-cutting ant genus Acromyrmex and its closely affiliated social parasite genus Pseudoatta. In contrast, only a single parasite species was described from the lower attine genus Mycocepurus. Here, we describe a new species of inquiline social parasite, Acromyrmex fowleri sp. nov., which was discovered 27 years ago in the tropical region of Brazil (State of Bahia), living inside the colonies of its host Acromyrmex rugosus. We also report observations on the behavioral ecology and natural history of A. fowleri and its host. Our study suggests that A. fowleri is an obligate, queen-tolerant, workerless inquiline social parasite of A. rugosus and that A. fowleri represents some but not all morphological and life history characters of the inquiline syndrome, supporting the hypothesis that the complex traits of the inquiline syndrome evolve in a mosaic fashion. Considering that A. fowleri is a new social parasite species from tropical Brazil, we discuss the paradoxical biogeographic distribution of ant social parasites, which we refer to as the “Kutter–Wilson Paradox”, and conclude that the Kutter–Wilson Paradox is a genuine biogeographical pattern, instead of being a mere sampling artifact.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)National Science FoundationSchool of Life Sciences Arizona State UniversityLaboratório de Biosistemática Animal Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaDepartamento de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia Campus de JequiéInstituto de Biociências de Rio Claro Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz UESCLaboratório de Mirmecologia CEPLAC/CEPEC/SEFIT, Km 22 Rodovia Ilhéus-ItabunaInstituto de Biociências de Rio Claro Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)FAPESP: 2011/50226-0FAPESP: 2014/25507-3CNPq: 307128/2014-8CNPq: 309611/2015-6CNPq: 409721/2016-6National Science Foundation: DEB-1456964National Science Foundation: DEB-1654829Arizona State UniversityUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)UESCCEPLAC/CEPEC/SEFITRabeling, C.Messer, S.Lacau, S.do Nascimento, I. C.Bacci, M. [UNESP]Delabie, J. H.C.2019-10-06T15:44:12Z2019-10-06T15:44:12Z2019-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article435-451http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-019-00705-zInsectes Sociaux, v. 66, n. 3, p. 435-451, 2019.1420-90980020-1812http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18768710.1007/s00040-019-00705-z2-s2.0-85066043371Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengInsectes Sociauxinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-10-23T09:20:06Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/187687Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T22:04:04.532785Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region |
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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region |
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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region Rabeling, C. Attini Biogeography Formicidae Fungus-growing ants Inquilinism Kutter–Wilson Paradox Latitudinal diversity gradient Myrmecosymbiosis Social parasitism |
title_short |
Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region |
title_full |
Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region |
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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region |
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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region |
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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region |
author |
Rabeling, C. |
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Rabeling, C. Messer, S. Lacau, S. do Nascimento, I. C. Bacci, M. [UNESP] Delabie, J. H.C. |
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Messer, S. Lacau, S. do Nascimento, I. C. Bacci, M. [UNESP] Delabie, J. H.C. |
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Arizona State University Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) UESC CEPLAC/CEPEC/SEFIT |
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Rabeling, C. Messer, S. Lacau, S. do Nascimento, I. C. Bacci, M. [UNESP] Delabie, J. H.C. |
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Attini Biogeography Formicidae Fungus-growing ants Inquilinism Kutter–Wilson Paradox Latitudinal diversity gradient Myrmecosymbiosis Social parasitism |
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Attini Biogeography Formicidae Fungus-growing ants Inquilinism Kutter–Wilson Paradox Latitudinal diversity gradient Myrmecosymbiosis Social parasitism |
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Ant inquiline social parasites obligately depend on their hosts for survival and reproduction. Because of their shift from a eusocial to a socially parasitic life history, inquiline social parasites are interesting study systems for exploring the dynamics between conflict and cooperation in eusocial insect colonies. In addition, inquiline social parasites are of interest to evolutionary biology, because some species evolved directly from their hosts via sympatric speciation. With five described species, inquiline social parasites are relatively diverse in the fungus-growing ants. So far, four species have been reported from the leaf-cutting ant genus Acromyrmex and its closely affiliated social parasite genus Pseudoatta. In contrast, only a single parasite species was described from the lower attine genus Mycocepurus. Here, we describe a new species of inquiline social parasite, Acromyrmex fowleri sp. nov., which was discovered 27 years ago in the tropical region of Brazil (State of Bahia), living inside the colonies of its host Acromyrmex rugosus. We also report observations on the behavioral ecology and natural history of A. fowleri and its host. Our study suggests that A. fowleri is an obligate, queen-tolerant, workerless inquiline social parasite of A. rugosus and that A. fowleri represents some but not all morphological and life history characters of the inquiline syndrome, supporting the hypothesis that the complex traits of the inquiline syndrome evolve in a mosaic fashion. Considering that A. fowleri is a new social parasite species from tropical Brazil, we discuss the paradoxical biogeographic distribution of ant social parasites, which we refer to as the “Kutter–Wilson Paradox”, and conclude that the Kutter–Wilson Paradox is a genuine biogeographical pattern, instead of being a mere sampling artifact. |
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