A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America

Ants belonging to the genus Liometopum are regionally distributed across North America, Europe and Asia. L. apiculatum Mayr, L. luctuosum Wheeler, and...

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Autores principales:	Rochelle Hoey-Chamberlain, Michael K Rust, John H Klotz
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	Liometopum apiculatum, Liometopum luctuosum, Liometopum occidentale Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bec39581c1204d0387fd3b816779a0542021-12-02T14:00:23ZA Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.1-10https://doaj.org/article/bec39581c1204d0387fd3b816779a0542013-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/27https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<span>Ants belonging to the genus </span><em>Liometopum</em><span> are regionally distributed across North America, Europe and Asia. </span><em>L. apiculatum</em><span> Mayr, </span><em>L. luctuosum</em><span> Wheeler, and </span><em>L. occidentale</em><span> Emery are found in western North America and are referred to as velvety tree ants. Very little is known about the biology of these species, but they are similar. They are typically associated with trees and shrubs and are frequently found tending hemipterans. All three species are are easily disturbed and and resort to highly aggressive behaviors including the use of strong alarm odors. </span><span>The following review is intended to summarize the literature regarding the biology and control of these species. Special emphasis has been given to factors that might be important in their control and gaps in our current knowledge.</span>Rochelle Hoey-ChamberlainMichael K RustJohn H KlotzUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleLiometopum apiculatum, Liometopum luctuosum, Liometopum occidentaleZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2013)
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topic	Liometopum apiculatum, Liometopum luctuosum, Liometopum occidentale Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Liometopum apiculatum, Liometopum luctuosum, Liometopum occidentale Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Rochelle Hoey-Chamberlain Michael K Rust John H Klotz A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America
description	<span>Ants belonging to the genus </span><em>Liometopum</em><span> are regionally distributed across North America, Europe and Asia. </span><em>L. apiculatum</em><span> Mayr, </span><em>L. luctuosum</em><span> Wheeler, and </span><em>L. occidentale</em><span> Emery are found in western North America and are referred to as velvety tree ants. Very little is known about the biology of these species, but they are similar. They are typically associated with trees and shrubs and are frequently found tending hemipterans. All three species are are easily disturbed and and resort to highly aggressive behaviors including the use of strong alarm odors. </span><span>The following review is intended to summarize the literature regarding the biology and control of these species. Special emphasis has been given to factors that might be important in their control and gaps in our current knowledge.</span>
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author	Rochelle Hoey-Chamberlain Michael K Rust John H Klotz
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title	A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America
title_short	A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America
title_full	A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America
title_fullStr	A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America
title_full_unstemmed	A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America
title_sort	review of the biology, ecology and behavior of velvety tree ants of north america
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
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A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America

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