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FIRST RECORD OF Crematogaster carinata (FORMICIDAE) NESTING IN THE FRUITS OF Macropsychanthus (LEGUMINOSAE: PAPILIONOIDEAE)
Primer registro de Crematogaster carinata (Formicidae) nidificando en los frutos de Macropsychanthus (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae)
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https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v27n2.90924Keywords:
ant–plant interactions, Diocleae, Fabaceae ecology, myrmecophyte, limata complex (en)complejo limata, Diocleae, ecología de fabáceas, interacción hormiga-planta, mirmecófitas (es)
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Most of the ants that are associated with plants usually nests in vegetative organs such as stems, leaves o petioles. Aiming to contribute to the plant-insect interactions, we report the first record of Crematogaster carinata nesting inside the fruits of Macropsychanthus comosus. We did fieldwork in two localities of department of Antioquia and one of the Bolivar department, we opened 32 pods and determined the insects inside them. We found Crematogaster carinata and a beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) inside. 15 of the 32 pods had ants (47 %), but only seven of them had queens (22 %). The ants left the falling pods. The beetle larvae drilled 15 seeds (14 %). This report points the importance of the research in legume-insect interactions, ant-behavior, trophic webs, and trade-off relationships research.
Las hormigas que se asocian con plantas suelen nidificar en órganos vegetativos como tallos, hojas o pecíolos. Con el propósito de contribuir al conocimiento de las interacciones planta-insecto, reportamos el primer registro de Crematogaster carinata nidificando dentro de los frutos de Macropsychanthus comosus. Realizamos salidas de campo en dos localidades del departamento Antioquia y una del departamento de Bolívar. Abrimos 32 frutos de M. comosus y determinamos los insectos que se encontraban dentro de estos. Encontramos a Crematogaster carinata y a un escarabajo (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). 15 de las 32 legumbres abiertas presentaban hormigas (47 %), pero solo siete de ellas incluyeron reinas (22 %). Los frutos que se desprendieron fueron abandonados por las hormigas. 15 semillas fueron perforadas por las larvas del escarabajo (14 %). Este reporte señala la importancia de la investigación entre interacciones leguminosa-insecto, comportamiento de hormigas, redes tróficas y relaciones de costo-beneficio.
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