Species name | Host record(s) | Type of collection | Mechanism of host following during emigrations | Reference(s) |
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Aemulister hirsuta | E. hamatum, E. mexicanum, E. vagans | BC, EC | mechanism unknown | |
Alienister patrum | E. quadriglume?, termites? | RC | n.a. | [79] |
Alienodites bifurcatus | E. hamatum | BC | n.a. | |
Amiculus subglabricollis | E. dulcium | not known | n.a. | [81] |
Anasynodites striatus | E. burchellii | EC | mechanism unknown | [82] |
Anasynodites striatus costaricae | E. burchellii | BC, EC | mechanism unknown | [83] |
Aphanister fungifer | E. hamatum | not known | n.a. | [37] |
Aphanister n. sp. 1 | E. hamatum | not known | n.a. | [34] |
Aphanister n. sp. 2 | E. hamatum | not known | n.a. | [34] |
Cheilister lucidulus | E. burchellii | BC, EC, RD | mechanism unknown | |
Chrysetaerius iheringi | E. quadriglume | EC | rides on medium worker | [82], AKT |
Clientister fernandi | E. burchellii, E. hamatum | EC | mechanism unknown | |
Clientister henrici | E. burchellii | BC, EC | mechanism unknown | |
Clientister yvesi | E. hamatum | BC | n.a. | [84] |
Clientister n. sp. 1 | E. burchellii | EC | attached underneath head of major worker | AKT |
Clientister n. sp. 2 | E. burchellii | EC | attached underneath head of major worker | AKT |
Colonides collegii | E. burchellii | EC | mechanism unknown | [82] |
Colonides collegii guyanensis | E. burchellii | EC | mechanism unknown | [85] |
Colonides cf. collegii | E. burchellii | EC | mechanism unknown | CvB |
Colonides hubrichi | E. dulcium | EC | mechanism unknown | |
Colonides cf. hubrichi | E. dulcium | EC | runs in emigration on foot; at the very end of emigration | AKT |
Colonides n. sp. 1 | E. rapax | EC | runs in emigration on foot; at the very end of emigration | AKT |
Colonides quadriglumis | E. quadriglume | EC | mechanism unknown | |
Convivister nevermanni | E. burchellii, L. praedator | EC | mechanism unknown | [83] |
Daitrosister confirmatus | E. burchellii | EC, RD | carried by ant worker with mandibles?; underneath of worker head | |
Daitrosister ecitonis | E. dulcium, E. mexicanum, Ne. pseudops | not known | n.a. | [86] |
Daitrosister irregularis | E. dulcium | not known | n.a. | [38] |
Daitrosister longipilus | E. dulcium | not known | n.a. | [88] |
Daitrosister n. sp. 1 | E. dulcium crassinode, E. mexicanum | not known | n.a. | [34] |
Daitrosister n. sp. 2 | E. burchellii | BC | n.a. | [53] |
Daitrosister n. sp. 3 | E. burchellii | BC, RD | n.a. | [53] |
Daitrosister reticulatus | E. dulcium | not known | n.a. | [81] |
Daitrosister setulosus | E. quadriglume | BC | n.a. | [87] |
Daptesister pilosus | E. burchellii, E. dulcium, E. hamatum | EC, RD | attached to larva being carried by worker | [34], CvB |
Ecclisister bickhardti | E. burchellii | not known | n.a. | [87] |
Ecclisister bickhardti costaericae | E. burchellii | BC, EC, RD | attached underneath head of major worker; attached to ant pupa carried by worker; riding on male ant | |
Euclasea diadochus | E. quadriglume, L. praedator | not known | n.a. | [89] |
Euclasea godmani | E. burchellii | BC | n.a. | |
Euclasea inops | E. burchellii, L. coecus | not known | n.a. | |
Euclasea splendens | E. quadriglume, E. dulcium, Ne. pseudops | not known | n.a. | |
Euxenister asperatus | E. quadriglume | BC | n.a. | [87] |
Euxenister caroli | E. burchellii | EC, RD | runs in emigration on foot; attached to pupa or larva carried by a worker; rides on underside of minor, intermediate and submajor worker, body upside down | |
Euxenister wheeleri | E. hamatum | BC, EC | primarily runs in emigration on foot; rarely attached to larva or booty carried by a worker; rides on underside of workers, upside down; once attached to host male gaster | |
Latronister guyanensis | E. hamatum | BC | n.a. | [84] |
Latronister n. sp. 1 | E. vagans | not known | n.a. | [34] |
Latronister rugosus | E. hamatum, E. vagans | EC, BC | attached between petiolar nodes with mandibles; body upside down | |
Mesynodites sodalis | E. quadriglume | not known | n.a. | [35] |
Microsynodites ciliatus | E. dulcium | not known | n.a. | [86] |
Monotonodites nitidus | E. quadriglume | BC | ||
Neocolonides howdeni | E. burchellii, E. hamatum, Ne. pilosus | RD | n.a. | [85], CvB |
Nymphister kronaueri | E. mexicanum | EC | attached between petiolar nodes with mandibles, dorsal part upside; primarily on intermediate workers | this study |
Nymphister monotonus | E. hamatum | BC | n.a. | |
Nymphister rettenmeyeri | E. burchellii, E. hamatum, E. mexicanum | BC, RD | n.a. | [39] |
Nymphister simplicissimus | E. burchellii, E. hamatum, E. mexicanum | EC | mechanism unknown | |
Panoplitellus comes | E. burchellii, E. quadriglumme | EC | n.a. | |
Paratropinus scalptus | E. burchellii | EC, RD | mechanism unknown | |
Paratropinus variepunctatus | E. burchellii | EC | n.a. | [82] |
Psalidister burchelli | E. burchellii | not known | n.a. | [35] |
Psalidister burchelli costaricensis | E. burchellii | EC, RD | mechanism unknown | |
Psalidister carinulatus | E. quadriglume | not known | n.a. | [35] |
Psalidister distinctus | E. burchellii | BC, EC | mechanism unknown | |
Psalidister foveatus | E. quadriglume | not known | n.a. | [35] |
Psalidister furcatus | E. burchellii | BC | n.a. | [35] |
Psalidister n. sp. 1 | E. burchellii | not known | n.a. | [34] |
Psalidister n. sp. 2 | E. burchellii | RD | n.a. | [53] |
Psalidister n. sp. 3 | E. burchellii | RD | n.a. | [53] |
Psalidister n. sp. 4 | E. burchellii | RD | n.a. | [53] |
Psalidister quadriglumis | E. quadriglume | not known | n.a. | [35] |
Psalidister cf. quadriglumis | E. quadriglume | EC | runs in emigration on foot | AKT |
Pulvinister nevermanni | E. hamatum | EC, BC | primarily attached underneath head of major worker; also runs in emigration on foot | |
Sternocoelopsis auricomus | E. quadriglume | BC | mechanism unknown | [87] |
Sternocoelopsis n. sp. 1 | E. burchellii | not known | n.a. | [34] |
Sternocoelopsis nevermanni | E. burchellii | not known | n.a. | [62] |
Stenocoelopsis cf. nevermanni | E. burchellii | EC | attached underneath head of major worker | AKT, CvB |
Sternocoelopsis veselyi | E. burchellii | EC | mechanism unknown | [82] |
Sternocoelopsis cf. veselyi | E. burchellii | EC | mechanism unknown | CvB |
Symphilister collegianus | E. burchellii | BC, EC | mechanism unknown | [82] |
Symphilister hamati | E. burchellii, E. hamatum | EC, BC | rides under allitrunk of worker; carried by ant workers with mandibles? | |
Synoditulus separatus | E. burchellii, E. quadriglumme | BC | n.a. | [35] |
Synoditulus n. sp. 1 | E. burchellii | RD | n.a. | [53] |
Trichoreninus exclamationis | E. dulcium, L. coecum, No. esenbecki, No. hartigi | not known | n.a. | [46] |
Trichoreninus geminus | E. burchellii | not known | n.a. | [83] |
Trichoreninus major | E. dulcium, No. esenbecki | not known | n.a. | |
Troglosternus ecitonis | E. burchellii, E. hamatum | BC, EC, RD | rides on medium worker |