Colony composition and specialized predation on millipedes in the enigmatic ponerine ant genus Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Colony composition and specialized predation on millipedes in the enigmatic ponerine ant genus Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
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神秘的马蚁属Probolomyrmex（膜翅目，蚁科）中的群体组成和对千足虫的专门捕食
作者：
F. Ito
摘要：在印度尼西亚的西爪哇采集到了丹麦氏原丝虫的菌落。这些巢中含有几种多孔虫科的千足虫，所有这些都完全剥离了它们覆盖的刚毛。实验室实验表明，这些蚂蚁只吃多杀菌素。种群规模小(平均14只工蚁，8-21只)，一只交配产卵的交易蚁后；蛹呈颈缩；工蚁和蚁后每个子房只有一个卵巢孔，这是蚁后的最低卵巢数。
Summary: Colonies of Probolomyrmex dammermani Wheeler were collected in West Java, Indonesia. The nests contained a few millipedes of the family Polyxenidae, all of which were completely divested of their covering setae. Laboratory experiments showed that the ants fed only on polyxenids. The following bionomic characteristics were also noted: colony size was small (14 workers on average; range 8-21) with one dealate queen who was mated and laid eggs; pupae were necked; and both workers and queens had only one ovariole per ovary, which is the lowest ovariole number for ant queens.