Menezes, R.Q., Delabie, J.H.C., Mariano, C.S.F., & Azevedo Koch, E.B. 2026 Observations on the natural history of the ant-garden, Azteca paraensis bondari Borgmeier, 1937 (Formicidae, Dolichoderinae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

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Notes: The aim of this study was to update the information available on the biology of A. paraensis bondari in southern Bahia, studying sparse nests in remnant populations and complementing scattered literature data available with new observations. The trophobiont scale insect Coccus viridis was common to all observed colonies, as this scale insect uses the epiphyte Codonanthopsis uleana (Gesneriaceae) as its food source. The other hemipteran species found associated with the ants are different between the colonies observed. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-026-01812-8

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