A gregarine parasite ofLeptothorax ants from North America |
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| Authors: | A. Buschinger R. G. Kleespies R. D. Schumann |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Institut für Zoologie, TH Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, D-64287 Darmstadt;(2) Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute for Biological Control, Heinrichstrasse 243, D-64287 Darmstadt |
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| Abstract: | Summary A gregarine parasite (Neogregarinida, Ophryocystidae) ofLeptothorax ants was found near West-Yellowstone, Montana, USA. Infested pupae are characterized by grey to black coloration, irregular pigmentation of compound eyes, and toothless mandibles. The pathogenic effects closely resemble those in the fire ant,Solenopsis geminata, when infested byMattesia geminata. Infested pupae die. The infection can be transmitted to healthy colonies and to differentLeptothorax species by feeding them with infested pupae. |
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| Keywords: | Formicidae Leptothorax Sporozoea Gregarinia Pathology |
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