- In zoology, an
inquiline (from
Latin inquilinus, "lodger" or "tenant") is an
animal that
lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or
dwelling place of an...
- pubescens). A mite,
Cecidophyopsis vermiformis is an
inquiline of
Acalitus calycophthirus, as well as an
inquiline of
Aceria tenella on
hornbeam and Phytoptus...
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consuming the food
stores of the ants, or
avoiding predators.
These inquilines may bear a
close resemblance to ants. The
nature of this ant
mimicry (myrmecomorphy)...
- One
species of
Inquiline is
known to live in the gall
alongside the gall-causer, and a
second may be a gall-causer or an
inquiline,
Epitrimerus ****i...
-
their mimicry and the
larvae adopt diverse lifestyles including being inquiline scavengers inside the
nests of
social insects. Some
brachycerans are agricultural...
- the gall wasps,
ultimately leading to the hosts' demise. Additionally,
inquilines live
commensally within the
galls without harming the gall wasps. Oak...
- tumida) that
infests honey bee nests,
while many
species are
parasitic inquilines or
commensal in the
nests of ants. A few
groups of
beetles are primary...
-
their creation of a microhabitat, are
often attacked by
parasitoid or
inquiline insects that take
advantage of the
excess resources the gall-inducer causes...
-
characteristic plant galls they
induce themselves, but many
species are
instead inquilines of
other gall wasps, such as
those of the
genus Synergus. The
plant galls...
- identification.
Inquiline Diptacus sacramentae are
mites found on the
underside of
leaves and also live
commensally in the gall as an
inquiline. D. sacramentae...
