Anoplolepis steingroeveri

Anoplolepis • Formicidae • Hymenoptera • other insect groups • insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

Anoplolepis steingroeveri gertrudae (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): April Nobile
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Anoplolepis steingroeveri (Forel)

The ant protects mealybugs.

Publications covering Anoplolepis steingroeveri

Journal of Applied Entomology (2010) 134, 285-295
N. Mgocheki and P. Addison (2010)
Spatial distribution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), vine mealybugs and mealybug parasitoids in vineyards

African Entomology (2000) 8, 251-260
P. Addison and M.J. Samways (2000)
A survey of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) that forage in vineyards in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

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