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Definition of Inquiline

Inquiline
Inquiline In"qui*line, n. [L. inquilinus a tenant, lodger.] (Zo["o]l.) A gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects.

Meaning of Inquiline from wikipedia

- In zoology, an inquiline (from Latin inquilinus, "lodger" or "tenant") is an animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an...
- Europe, it is common in Great Britain. Lestodiplosis plicatricis is an inquiline; a lodger or tenant of Dasineura plicatrix and live in the gall. "Dasineura...
- and Nearctic fauna lists are revised. The genus contains a number of inquiline species (commensal symbionts), other Myrmica species that manage to invade...
- Netherlands, and Sweden. Rabdophaga roskami (Stelter, 1989) is probably an inquiline of R. marginemtorquens. Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls...
- the gall wasps, ultimately leading to the hosts' demise. Additionally, inquilines live commensally within the galls without harming the gall wasps. Oak...
- on the upperside. It is uncertain, but Aceria trichophila could be an inquiline of Aceria ilicis. Found in the following countries in Europe; Belgium...
- consuming the food stores of the ants, or avoiding predators. These inquilines may bear a close resemblance to ants. The nature of this ant mimicry (myrmecomorphy)...
- characteristic plant galls they induce themselves, but many species are instead inquilines of other gall wasps, such as those of the genus Synergus. The plant galls...
- pubescens). A mite, Cecidophyopsis vermiformis is an inquiline of Acalitus calycophthirus, as well as an inquiline of Aceria tenella on hornbeam and Phytoptus...
- Aceria fraxinivora, also known as the cauliflower gall mite and the ash key gall, causes the growths, known as galls, found on the hanging seeds or "keys"...