Leptothorax acervorum

Franks, N., Blum, M. S., Smith, R.-K. and Allies, A. B. (1990). Behavior and chemical disguise of cuckoo ant Leptothorax kutteri in relation to its host Leptothorax acervorum. J. Chem. EcoL, 16,1431-1444. 

Leptothorax gredleri, Leptothorax acervorum, and Platythyrea punctata typically produce colonies of fewer than 100 workers (Schilder et al., 1999). All of them show only little differences between reproductive queens or reproductive workers, respectively, and non-reproductive workers. Either only one hydrocarbon plus a polar compound separate the two groups, or the total variation in the profile leads to a less than perfect separation in a discriminant analysis (Tentschert et al., 2002 Hartmann et al., 2005). 

Harpagoxenus sublaevis, Leptothorax acervorum, L. muscorum and Doronomyrmex goesswaldi. Oil. 

Fig. 15.8 Contrasting postures adopted by two myrmicine ants when releasing their recruitment pheromones via the sting, (a) Leptothorax acervorum in calling position (after Mdglich et al., 1974) (b) Solenopsis saevissima laying an odour trail (after Wilson, 1971).

An unrelated group of alkylpyrrolidines have been found in the venom glands of the slave-making ant Harpegoxenus sublaevis and its slaves Leptothorax acervorum and L. muscorum (Figure 9.8). The amounts are... 

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