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Trophobiotic relationships between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) in the grey dunes of Belgium
Lehouck, V.S.; Bonte, D.B.; Dekoninck, W.; Maelfait, J.-P. (2004). Trophobiotic relationships between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) in the grey dunes of Belgium. Eur. J. Entomol. 101(4): 547-553
In: European Journal of Entomology. Institute of Entomology of the Czech Academy of Sciences: Ceské Budejovice. ISSN 1210-5759; e-ISSN 1802-8829, meer
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Trefwoorden
    Topographic features > Beach features > Dunes
    Hemiptera [WoRMS]; Tettigometra laetus
    België, Vlaanderen [Marine Regions]; Belgium, Koksijde: Oostduinkerke, Ter Yde [Marine Regions]
    Marien/Kust
Author keywords
    Tettigometra laetus; trophobiosis; ant-hemipteran mutualism; planthopper

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  • Lehouck, V.S., meer
  • Bonte, D.B., meer
  • Dekoninck, W., meer
  • Maelfait, J.-P., meer

Abstract
    We recorded the association between the planthopper Tettigometra laetus Herrich-Schäffer, 1835 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha Tettigometridae) and three ant species belonging to the subfamilies Myrmicinae and Formicinae in a coastal dune area of Flanders (Belgium). Lasius psammophilus Seifert, Tetramorium caespitum L. and Formica cunicularia Latreille were observed attending and palpating the dorsal glandular area of this planthopper, taking honeydew directly from its anus, herding them and carrying them into their nests when disturbed. The planthopper was rarely found in the absence of ants and probably develops within ant nests, which may provide protection against predation and adverse weather conditions. The natural history of temperate ant-hemipteran relationships is discussed.

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