First record of Cephalotes pusillus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nesting in a Sceliphron sp. (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) nest
Journal: EntomoBrasilis
Year: 2025

Solitary wasp nests (Sphecidae) are often occupied by other arthropods when abandoned. However, occupation by ants such as Cephalotes Latreille, 1802 is still uncertain. Species of Cephalotes are arboreal and occupy pre-existing cavities, commonly tree hollows. In this respect, the objective of this study is to report the first record of the ant Cephalotes pusillus (Klug, 1824) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nesting in a Sphecidae nest in areas cultivated with coffee, Coffea arabica L. The nest was c