Dung beetles unharmed by army ants in tropical Africa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae; Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Dorylinae)

DOI
10.2307/4009439
Publication Year
1999
Publication Site
The Coleopterists Bulletin
Journal Volume
53
Page Numbers
325–328
Family
Scarabaeidae
General topic
Ecology
Specific topic
biotic interactions
Author

Krell, Frank-Thorsten

Abstract Note

Literature records on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) unharmed by army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) in Africa are compiled and supplemented by own observations from the Ivory Coast. Possible mechanisms of this coexistence are discussed.