Adaptations of Coccinella magnifica, a myrmecophilous coccinellid to aggression by wood ants (Formica rufa group). II. Larval behaviour, and ladybird oviposition location1
Like adults, larvae of the myrmecophilous ladybird Coccinella magnifica are rarely attacked by Formica rufa ants on foraging trails, but more often attacked on ant-tended aphid colonies. Larvae of the non-myrmecophile Coccinella septempunctata, to which C. magnifica was compared, were more readily a...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2003-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200303-0006_Adaptations_of_Coccinella_magnifica_a_myrmecophilous_coccinellid_to_aggression_by_wood_ants_Formica_rufa_grou.php |