Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)

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Autor(a) principal: Haifig, Ives [UNESP]
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/225271
Resumo: Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae) is a mound-building termite whose nests provide suitable conditions for the development of associated organisms. The present study describes the occurrence of the mite Caloglyphus sp. (Astigmata: Acaridae) associated with this termite species in laboratory colonies. Mite adults were found among the egg batch of C. cumulans and they showed the same shape and color of the termite eggs. This mimicry may represent an adaptation of this organism for survival in termite colonies, and egg-mimickingmites have not yet been recorded in any termite colony. Further studies will help to clarify the ecological aspects of this relationship.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
title Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
spellingShingle Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Haifig, Ives [UNESP]
Caloglyphus
Cornitermes cumulans
Eggs
Mimicry
Mites
Termites
title_short Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
title_full Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
title_fullStr Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
title_full_unstemmed Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
title_sort Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae)
author Haifig, Ives [UNESP]
author_facet Haifig, Ives [UNESP]
Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Haifig, Ives [UNESP]
Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Caloglyphus
Cornitermes cumulans
Eggs
Mimicry
Mites
Termites
topic Caloglyphus
Cornitermes cumulans
Eggs
Mimicry
Mites
Termites
description Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae) is a mound-building termite whose nests provide suitable conditions for the development of associated organisms. The present study describes the occurrence of the mite Caloglyphus sp. (Astigmata: Acaridae) associated with this termite species in laboratory colonies. Mite adults were found among the egg batch of C. cumulans and they showed the same shape and color of the termite eggs. This mimicry may represent an adaptation of this organism for survival in termite colonies, and egg-mimickingmites have not yet been recorded in any termite colony. Further studies will help to clarify the ecological aspects of this relationship.
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