Ant-Associated Beetle Fauna in Bulgaria: A Review and New Data
The rich myrmecofauna in Bulgaria, comprising about 170 species, constitutes favorable settings for a diverse associated fauna. An attempt to summarize the fragmented faunal data on this ecological group in Bulgaria, together with inclusion of new data, has resulted in a comprehensive list of 121 be...
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doaj-ed72c50687cc4672995963ee1263b9a22020-11-24T22:40:12ZengHindawi LimitedPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382013-01-01201310.1155/2013/242037242037Ant-Associated Beetle Fauna in Bulgaria: A Review and New DataAlbena Lapeva-Gjonova0Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 8 Dragan Tzankov Boulevard, 1164 Sofia, BulgariaThe rich myrmecofauna in Bulgaria, comprising about 170 species, constitutes favorable settings for a diverse associated fauna. An attempt to summarize the fragmented faunal data on this ecological group in Bulgaria, together with inclusion of new data, has resulted in a comprehensive list of 121 beetle species from 14 families, obligate or facultative ant related. The extent of current knowledge on the various beetle families, host specificity, the nature of relations between guests and their ant hosts, and the regional characteristics of the myrmecophilous fauna are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/242037 |
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Ant-Associated Beetle Fauna in Bulgaria: A Review and New Data |
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Ant-Associated Beetle Fauna in Bulgaria: A Review and New Data |
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The rich myrmecofauna in Bulgaria, comprising about 170 species, constitutes favorable settings for a diverse associated fauna. An attempt to summarize the fragmented faunal data on this ecological group in Bulgaria, together with inclusion of new data, has resulted in a comprehensive list of 121 beetle species from 14 families, obligate or facultative ant related. The extent of current knowledge on the various beetle families, host specificity, the nature of relations between guests and their ant hosts, and the regional characteristics of the myrmecophilous fauna are discussed. |
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