October 2, 2025

Further life history observations in the myrmecophilous genus Chrysoritis Butler, plus notes on dwarfism in reared specimens

Key Points

Notable findings include associations between host-ant species and larval host-plants for various Chrysoritis species.
Instances of dwarfism were observed in reared adults from Chrysoritis species, indicating a potential rearing influence.
Observational study included detailed documentation of life history attributes across multiple Chrysoritis species.
Findings suggest that the absence of ant attendance during rearing may impact adult size and development.

Abstract

Associated host-ant species and larval host-plants are recorded for Chrysoritis pelion (Pennington, 1953), Chrysoritis irene (Pennington, 1968) and Chrysoritis natalensis (Van Son, 1966). Instances of undersize adults obtained when reared in captivity from eggs, without ant attendance, are recorded and discussed.

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Heath et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de79615b556a9128e1a597 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v23i1.3

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