Table 3 Overview of the chemical similarity to the host, chemical strategy and behaviour of the silverfish
Silverfish species | Subfamily | Host ant | N | shared CHCs (N) | Idiosyncratic CHCs (N) | BC (host BC) | P | Perm. | Host colonies | Chemical similar to host | Active production of host CHC’s | Suppression of CHCs | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MESSOR SPECIALIST | |||||||||||||
Neoasterolepisma balearicum | Lepismatinae | Messor | 3 | 25 | 20 | 0.57 ± 0.05 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.049 | 40 | A(S145), B(S146), C(S150) | yes | ? | ? | – |
Neoasterolepisma crassipes | Lepismatinae | Messor | 3 | 26 | 11 | 0.71 ± 0.01 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.035 | 56 | A(S201) | yes | likely | ? | – |
Neoasterolepisma foreli | Lepismatinae | Messor | 12 | 26 | 18 | 0.72 ± 0.06 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.001 | 999 | A(S120), B(S132), C(S134),D(S142) | yes | ? | ? | bold, approach host |
Neoasterolepisma gauthieri | Lepismatinae | Messor | 3 | 26 | 6 | 0.53 ± 0.07 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.189 | 10 | A(S133) | yes | ? | ? | – |
Neoasterolepisma lusitanum | Lepismatinae | Messor | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0.77 ± 0.08 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.014 | 999 | A(S138), B(S149) | yes | ? | ? | bold, approach host |
Neoasterolepisma soerenseni | Lepismatinae | Messor | ? | ? | ? | bold, approach host | |||||||
Neoasterolepisma spectabile | Lepismatinae | Messor | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0.62 ± 0.08 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.001 | 999 | A(S104), B(S119), C(S128), D(S129), E(S133), F(S135), G(S136) | yes | ? | no | bold, approach host |
Tricholepisma aureum | Lepismatinae | Messor | 31 | 24 | 13 | 0.68 ± 0.10 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.001 | 999 | A(S201), B(S202), C(S203), D(S204) | yes | likely | ? | – |
Neoasterolepisma wasmanni | Lepismatinae | Camponotus | 5 | 26 | 9 | 0.53 ± 0.03 (0.87 ± 0.09) | 0.016 | 126 | A(S205) | yes | ? | ? | – |
CAMPONOTUS SPECIALIST | |||||||||||||
Tricholepisma indalicum | Lepismatinae | Camponotus | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0.79 ± 0.03 (0.87 ± 0.05) | 0.016 | 126 | A(S131) | yes | ? | ? | – |
Aphaenogaster specialist | |||||||||||||
Neoasterolepisma delator | Lepismatinae | Aphaenogaster | 12 | 27 | 6 | 0.62 ± 0.10 (0.86 ± 0.06) | 0.001 | 999 | A (S102), B (S111), C(S117), D(S139) | yes | ? | ? | bold, approach host |
HOST GENERALIST | |||||||||||||
Neoasterolepisma curtiseta | Lepismatinae | Aphaenogaster | 1 | 16 | 23 | 0.36 (0.86 ± 0.06) | – | 6 | (A)S121 | yes | no | no | – |
Lepismatinae | Camponotus | 4 | 25 | 8 | 0.48 ± 0.03 (0.87 ± 0.05) | 0.056 | 35 | (B)S124, C(S118) | yes | no | no | mild avoidance + host attraction | |
Atelura formicaria | Atelurinae | Lasius | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.33 ± 0.02 (0.90 ± 0.06) | 0.001 | 999 | A(S303), B(S302) | no | no | yes | mild avoidance + host attraction |
Proatelurina pseudolepisma | Atelurinae | Lasius | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0.33 ± 0.01 (0.90 ± 0.06) | 0.042 | 70 | A(S206) | yes | ? | ? | mild avoidance + host attraction |
Atelurinae | Tetramorium | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0.72 ± 0.14 (0.82 ± 0.05) | 0.571 | 20 | B(S108), CS110) | yes | ? | ? | – | |
FACULTATIVE ASSOCIATE | |||||||||||||
Lepisma baetica | Lepismatinae | Tetramorium | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0.57 ± 0.06 (0.82 ± 0.05) | 0.025 | 120 | A(S109), B(S113), C(S116), D(S143) | yes | no | ? | mild avoidance |
UNASSOCIATED/FACULTATIVE | |||||||||||||
Lepisma saccharinum | Lepismatinae | Formica | 4 | 32 | 26 | 0.25 ± 0.04 (0.83 ± 0.03) | 0.016 | 126 | A(S301) | no | no | no | strong avoidance |