paussus turcicus
蚁巢甲虫(Paussinae)尤其适合生态和进化考虑上下文中的协会与蚂蚁因为生活习惯在亚科的范围从游离的和掠夺性在基部类群的Paussini myrmecophily在派生。Adult Paussini are accepted in the ant society, although parasitising the colony by preying on ant brood. 成人Paussini接受蚂蚁社会,虽然parasitising殖民地蚕食蚂蚁窝。Host species mainly belong to the ant families Myrmicinae and Formicinae, but at least several paussine genera are not host-specific. 主机物种主要属于蚂蚁家庭切叶蚁亚科和Formicinae,但至少几个paussine属不是寄主专一性的。Morphological adaptations, such as special glands and associated tufts of hair (trichomes), characterise Paussini as typical myrmecophiles and lead to two different strategical types of body shape: while certain Paussini rely on the protective type with less exposed extremities, other genera access ant colonies using glandular secretions and trichomes (symphile type). 形态适应性特征,如特殊的腺体和相关的塔夫茨大学的头发(毛状体),描述Paussini作为典型的myrmecophiles并导致两种不同的战略类型的体型:虽然某些Paussini依赖防护类型少,其他属四肢暴露访问使用腺分泌物和蚁群毛状体(symphile类型)。We compare these adaptations with other taxonomic groups of insects by joining contemporary research and early sources and discuss the possibility of an attracting or appeasing effect of the secretion. 我们比较这些改编与其他分类群的昆虫通过加入当代研究和早期的来源和讨论的可能性吸引或安抚效果的分泌。Species that are ignored by their host ants might use chemical mimicry instead. 物种被主机蚂蚁可能使用化学拟态相反。Furthermore, vibrational signals may contribute to ant–beetle communication, and chemical signals have proven to play a role in host finding. 此外,振动信号可能导致蚂蚁甲虫沟通,和化学信号已经证明了扮演一个角色在主机发现。The powerful defense chemistry of paussines as “bombardier beetles” is not used in contact with host ants. 强大的防御paussines化学“庞巴迪甲虫”不是用于接触宿主蚂蚁。We attempt to trace the evolution of myrmecophily in paussines by reviewing important aspects of the association between paussine beetles and ants, i.e. morphological and potential chemical adaptations, life cycle, host specificity, alimentation, parasitism and sound production.我们试图跟踪myrmecophily的进化在paussines通过评审的重要方面paussine甲虫和蚂蚁之间的关联,即形态和潜在的化学改编、生命周期、宿主特异性,营养,寄生和发声。