Trophobiosis Between Formicidae and Hemiptera (Sternorrhyncha and Auchenorrhyncha): an Overview
By J. Delabie. 2001
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In this paper, the mutualistic relationship known as trophobiosis, which occurs convergently between ants and several groups of Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha and Auchenorrhyncha (formerly 'Homoptera') is reviewed. The main characteristics of 'Homoptera' and Formicidae which favor trophobiotic interactions, such as honeydew excretion by sap-sucking insects, ant attendance and physiological needs of both insects groups, are discussed. Aspects of the convergent evolution are presented. The most archaic system is not trophobiotic per se, foragers collect the honeydew casually expelled on the foliage by individuals or groups of non-associated 'Homoptera'. The commonest trophobiotic relationships are facultative; therefore, this form of mutualism is extremely diversified and is responsible for a range of physiological, morphological and behavioral adaptations by the 'Homoptera', mainly Sternorrhyncha. The more differentiated trophobioses are true symbioses where the most extreme changes can be observed on the 'Homoptera' side. Meanwhile, the ants show mainly behavioral adaptations resulting from a long coevolutive process. Considering the situation of sap-sucking insects as main crop pests worldwide, implications of trophobiotic relationships are discussed in the context of insect communities, in general, and on the problems that imply to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in particular.
Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science
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- Contribution of cocoa plantations to the conservation of native ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a special emphasis on the Atlantic Forest fauna of southern Bahia, Brazil (2007, background): “tend minute mealybugs of the genus Neochavesia (Hemiptera; Auchenorrhyncha; Pseudococcidae) in their nest galleries in a mutualistic association (Delabie 2001; Johnson et al. 2001).”
- Loss and gains in ant–plant interactions mediated by extrafloral nectar: fidelity, cheats, and lies (2016, background): “Hemipterans are sap-sucking herbivores and can inject harmful substance and pathogens in the plant (Bach 1991; Delabie 2001), affecting the physiological and morphological development of the hosts (Bach 1991).”
- Nutritional and functional biology of exudate‐feeding ants (2006, background): “Dolichoderus are dedicated trophobiont tenders, primarily of Membracoidea and Pseudococcidae (Blüthgen et al., 2000; Delabie, 2001; Dill et al., 2002; Davidson et al., 2004).”
- Rainforest Canopy Ants: The Implications of Territoriality and Predatory Behavior (2007, background): “…with hemipterans whose honeydew contains a large proportion of their nitrogen requirements (Blüthgen et al. 2003; Davidson et al. 2003) and although they prey on some of their attended trophobionts (Way 1963; Hölldobler and Wilson 1990a [p. 527]; Delabie 2001), most of them are very good predators.”
- Protective ant-plant interactions as model systems in ecological and evolutionary research. (2003, background): “Recent reviews of ant-hemipteran interactions are provided by Delabie (2001), Gullan (1997), and Gullan & Kosztarab (1997).”