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Termitophily Documented in Earwigs (Dermaptera)

The result's identifiers

  • Result code in IS VaVaI

    <a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17310%2F21%3AA2202E4T" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17310/21:A2202E4T - isvavai.cz</a>

  • Result on the web

    <a href="https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/biology/biology-10-01243/article_deploy/biology-10-01243.pdf" target="_blank" >https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/biology/biology-10-01243/article_deploy/biology-10-01243.pdf</a>

  • DOI - Digital Object Identifier

    <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10121243" target="_blank" >10.3390/biology10121243</a>

Alternative languages

  • Result language

    angličtina

  • Original language name

    Termitophily Documented in Earwigs (Dermaptera)

  • Original language description

    Based on behavioral observations, we report termitophily by the earwig Spirolabia kaja Koc arek, sp. nov. (Spongiphoridae: Labiinae). The new species was found in association with the wood-boring termite Schedorhinotermes sarawakensis (Holmgren, 1913) in a dipterocarp rain forest in Borneo; in addition to being observed in the galleries, termite-earwig interactions were subsequently documented in the laboratory. We found that earwigs and termites communicate by antennation, and we observed no form of targeted mutual or unilateral aggressive behavior. The earwigs responded to the proximity of an experimentally irritated termite soldier by conflict-avoidance behavior based on thanatosis, which seems to be a defensive reaction that may reduce the chance of being attacked by an irritated termite. Based on the analysis of gastrointestinal tract contents, we conclude that S. kaja sp. nov. is an omnivorous species that feeds mainly on plant tissues and fungi but occasionally on arthropod remains. The occurrence of S. kaja sp. nov. adults together with the nymphs (2nd to 4th instars) in the galleries of S. sarawakensis strongly suggests that the earwig can reproduce inside the termite colony. Spirolabia kaja Kocarek, sp. nov. is the first earwig species for which termitophily has been demonstrated.

  • Czech name

  • Czech description

Classification

  • Type

    J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

  • CEP classification

  • OECD FORD branch

    10616 - Entomology

Result continuities

  • Project

  • Continuities

    O - Projekt operacniho programu

Others

  • Publication year

    2021

  • Confidentiality

    S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data specific for result type

  • Name of the periodical

    Biology-Basel

  • ISSN

    2079-7737

  • e-ISSN

    2079-7737

  • Volume of the periodical

    10

  • Issue of the periodical within the volume

    12

  • Country of publishing house

    CH - SWITZERLAND

  • Number of pages

    12

  • Pages from-to

    1-12

  • UT code for WoS article

    000736144900001

  • EID of the result in the Scopus database

    2-s2.0-85120785035