Evolution of army ant syndrome: lessons from non-army ant doryline ants

• Project/Area Number: 16H05769
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Ecology/Environment
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: Ito Fuminori 香川大学, 農学部, 教授 (50260683)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 江口 克之 首都大学東京, 理学研究科, 准教授 (30523419)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥9,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,250,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
• Keywords: 集団行動 / 餌 / 周期性 / 軍隊アリ / コロニー構成 / 繁殖周期 / 採餌行動 / カスト特殊化 / 食性 / 採餌 / 生態学 / 進化 / 昆虫 / 行動学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Colony composition, prey menu, reproductive cycle, caste differentiation and foraging behavior were investigated for non-army doryline ants in southeast Asia. Colony size varies from 20 in most species to more than 1000 workers in a few species of Cerapachys. At least seven species containe polygynous colonies. All species of Lioponera showed non-cyclic reproduction whereas other species showed cyclic reproduction. Prey specialization varies species to species: some Cerapachys species fed on various different kind of arthropod while Lioponera and some other genera accepted ant brood only.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

熱帯や亜熱帯に分布する軍隊アリの仲間は、コロニーサイズが巨大であることから捕食者として重要であるだけでなく、その洗練された集団採餌行動や巣の移動等、自律的な行動の機能やその機構を理解する上で重要なグループである。本研究では、軍隊アリに近縁な複数の属の行動や習性を、特にコロニー構成や採餌行動、繁殖の周期性に注目して、明らかにした。これらの比較から軍隊アリ的習性の進化を検討するが可能になった。

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] ベトナム生態学生物資源研究所(ベトナム)
• [Int'l Joint Research] シンガポール大学(シンガポール)
• [Int'l Joint Research] マラヤ大学(マレーシア)
• [Int'l Joint Research] タイ自然史博物館/チェンマイ大学(タイ)
• [Int'l Joint Research] ベトナム科学技術アカデミー(ベトナム)
• [Int'l Joint Research]
• [Int'l Joint Research] タイ自然史博物館/チェンマイ大学(タイ)
• [Int'l Joint Research] パリ・マリー・キュリー大学(フランス)
• [Int'l Joint Research] マラヤ大学(マレーシア)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 国立彰化師範大学(台湾)
• [Int'l Joint Research] ベトナム生態学生物資源研究所(ベトナム)
• [Journal Article] Colony composition, brood production and caste dimorphism in two species of the doryline genus Lioponera in the Oriental tropics (Formicidae: Dorylinae) (2018)
  • Author(s): Ito F, Jaitrong W, Hashim R, Mizuno R
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: 10
  • DOI: 10.20362/am.010007
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] New Combination and redescription of Brachyponera mesoponeroides Radchenko, 1993 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). (2018)
  • Author(s): Dang VA, Yamane S, Nuyen DA, Eguchi K.
  • Journal Title: Revue suisse de zoologie, Volume: 125 Pages: 221-229
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Description of a new species of the ant genus Ooceraea Roger, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from the Vietnam’s Central Highlands. (2018)
  • Author(s): Yamada A, Phung THL, Eguchi K.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Insect Biodiversity Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 17-23
  • DOI: 10.12976/jib/2018.07.1.2
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Queen polymorphism in Acanthomyrmex careoscrobis Moffett, 1986 in Peninsular Malaysia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with descriptions of hitherto unknown female castes and male (2018)
  • Author(s): Yamada A, Ito F, HashimR , Eguchi K
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: 10
  • DOI: 10.20362/am.010009
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] First discovery of the mangrove ant Pheidole sexspinosa Mayr, 1870 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Oriental region, with redescrptions of the worker, queen and male. (2018)
  • Author(s): Wang WY, Yamada A, Eguchi K.
  • Journal Title: Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Volume: 66 Pages: 625-663
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Daily and Seasonal Foraging Activity of the Oriental Non-army Ant Doryline, Cerapachys sulcinodis Species Complex (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) (2018)
  • Author(s): Mizuno R, Suttiprapan P, Jaitrong W, Ito F,
  • Journal Title: Sociobiology Volume: 66
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Colony composition, brood production and caste dimorphism in two species of the Oriental doryline, Lioponera suscitata group (Formicidae: Dorylinae) (2018)
  • Author(s): Ito F, Jaitrong W, Hashim R, Mizuno R
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: in press Pages: 1-5
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Second discovery of the subdichthadiigyne in Yunodorylus (Borowiec, 2009) (Formicidae: Dorylinae). (2018)
  • Author(s): Satria R, Itioka T, Meleng P, Eguchi K
  • Journal Title: Revue suisse de zoologie Volume: 125 Pages: 73-78
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] New synonymy and redescription of Anochetus mixtus Radchenko, 1993, and distinction from the other members of the Anochetus rugosus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) (2017)
  • Author(s): Satria R, Bui TV, Eguchi K
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: 9 Pages: 1-16
  • DOI: 10.20362/am.009006
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Nesting site selection of Temnothorax congruus from Japanese broad-leave forests: a trade-off between nest site quality and distance from sympatric Crematogaster teranishii colonies (2017)
  • Author(s): Syoji K, Eguchi K
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: 9 Pages: 1-8
  • DOI: 10.20362/am.009002
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] A New Record of Pheidole hainanensis Chen, Ye, Lu, & Zhou, 2011 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Vietnam. (2017)
  • Author(s): Yamada A, Dang VA
  • Journal Title: Taiwanese Journal of Entomological Studies Volume: 2 Pages: 8-12
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Colony composition and behavioral characteristics of Myrmoteras iriodum and M. Jaitrongi in Ulu Gombak, Peninsular Malaysia (Hymenoptera Formicidae) (2017)
  • Author(s): Ito, F., Miyazaki, S., Hashim, R. and Billen J.
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: 9 Pages: 1-9
  • DOI: 10.20362/am.009010
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Harvesting fig seeds from bird feces by an Oriental myrmicine ant species, Acanthomyrmex ferox (Hymenoptera Formicidae) (2017)
  • Author(s): Ito, F., Gobin, B. and Hshim, R
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: 9 Pages: 1-2
  • DOI: 10.20362/am.009017
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Colony composition and behavioral characteristics of Myrmoteras iriodum and M. jaitrongi in Ulu Gombak, Peninsular Malaysia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (2017)
  • Author(s): Ito F, Miyazaki S, Hashim R, Billen J
  • Journal Title: Asian Myrmecology Volume: in press
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] First discovery of subdichthadiigyne in Yunodorylus Xu, 2000 (2016)
  • Author(s): Eguchi K, Mizuno R, Ito F, Satria R, et al
  • Journal Title: Revue suisse de Zoologie Volume: 123 Pages: 307-314
  • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155307
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Description of the first Oriental species of the ant genus Xymmer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae) (2016)
  • Author(s): Satria R, Sasaki O, Viet BT, Oguri E, Syoji K, FIisher B, Yamane Sk, Eguchi K
  • Journal Title: Zootaxa Volume: 4168 Issue: 1 Pages: 141-150
  • DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.7
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Cerapachys属2種の採餌行動の比較 (2018)
  • Author(s): 水野理央・P. Suttiprapan・W. Jaitrong・R. Hashim・伊藤文紀
  • Organizer: 2018年度 四国昆虫研究会
• [Presentation] Cerapachys属の多様性に見る軍隊アリ症候群の発達過程 (2018)
  • Author(s): 水野理央・W. Jaitrong・R. Hashim・R. Satria・江口克之・伊藤文紀
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会
• [Presentation] Trophic egg feeding by queens of two non-army doryline genera Cerapachys and Yunodorylus (2018)
  • Author(s): Riou Mizuno, Katsuyuki Eguchi, Dang Van An, Weeyawat Jaitrong, Fuminori Ito
  • Organizer: 国際社会性昆虫学会
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] タイ北部におけるCerapachys sulcinodis種群の採餌行動の野外観察 (2017)
  • Author(s): 水野理央, Suttiprapan Piyawan, Jaitrong Weeyawat, 伊藤文紀
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第77回大会
• [Presentation] アレチカタヅノハリアリOdontoponera denticulataの生態 (2016)
  • Author(s): 小比賀光紘 ・Weeyawat Jaitrong・伊藤文紀
  • Organizer: 第55回日本昆虫学会四国支部会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知大学農林海洋科学部嶺北フィールド教育実習実験施設
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-30
• [Presentation] アギトアリ属の一種Odontomachus simillimusにおけるコロニー成長と働きアリ体サイズ (2016)
  • Author(s): 塩田真紀・小比賀光紘・伊藤文紀
  • Organizer: 第55回日本昆虫学会四国支部会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知大学農林海洋科学部嶺北フィールド教育実習実験施設
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-30
• [Presentation] タイ産クワガタハリアリのコロニー構成（予報） (2016)
  • Author(s): 伊藤文紀・Weeyawat Jaitrong
  • Organizer: 第55回日本昆虫学会四国支部会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知大学農林海洋科学部嶺北フィールド教育実習実験施設
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-30
• [Presentation] クビレハリアリ属の生態の比較と軍隊アリ症候群 (2016)
  • Author(s): 水野理央・, Weeyawat Jaitrong・ 江口克之・, Dang van An・伊藤文紀
  • Organizer: 第55回日本昆虫学会四国支部会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知大学農林海洋科学部嶺北フィールド教育実習実験施設
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-30