Fire-ant-association

Guides

• Cyphoderus similis

  Cyphoderus similis is an elongate-bodied springtail species in the family Paronellidae, described by J.W. Folsom in 1927. It is myrmecophilic and has been documented in phoretic association with the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). The species occurs across multiple insular and coastal regions including the Caribbean, Hawaii, Macaronesia, and the Amazon basin.

  myrmecophilyphoresisspringtailelongate-bodiedParonellidaeCyphoderusSolenopsis-invictafire-ant-associationinsular-distributionNeotropicalCaribbeanHawaiiMacaronesiaAmazonFolsom-1927