Field Sampling of Insects Associated with Ants and Termites in North Queensland

调查人员将对澳大利亚昆士兰州北部三个一般地区的蚂蚁和白蚁巢穴中发现的昆士兰进行采样。这些区域是铁岭，约克半岛的最高端，以及苦难角周围的区域。奎尼林(通常被称为桃金娘和白蚁)属于广泛的分类类群，表现出与蚂蚁和白蚁的广泛的生态关系，从寄生虫到清理巢穴厨房中的碎屑的觅食者。这次拟议的考察的意义在于创建了标本和数据的集合，这些标本和数据将用于调查人员和许多其他分类学专家未来的研究。将立即受益的具体项目是修订Termitonannini(鞘翅目：隐翅虫科)、修订Dorylomimini(鞘翅目：隐翅虫科)和修订Phoridae(双翅目)。该项目将增加美国和澳大利亚的科学资源，通过增加我们的昆虫样本，从难到样本，和独特的地区。

The investigators will sample the inquilines that are found in the nests of ants and termites in three general areas of North Queensland, Australia. These areas are the Iron Range, the top end of the York Peninsula, and the area around Cape Tribulation. The inquilines (usually called myrmecophiles and termitophiles) belong to a wide variety of taxonomic groups and exhibit a wide variety of ecological relationships to the ants and termites ranging from parasites to detritus feeders that clean up the kitchen middens of the nests. The significance of this proposed expedition lies in the creation of collections of specimens and data which will be used in future research by the investigators and by many other taxonomic experts. Specific projects which will benefit immediately are the revision of the Termitonannini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), the revision of the Dorylomimini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), and the revision of the Phoridae (Diptera). The project will increase the scientific resources of the United States and Australia through the increase of our samples of insects from hard to sample, and unique areas.