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Definition of Inquilines

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 Inquilines from wikipedia

- one of these, as inquilines do exhibit many of the same characteristics as parasites. However, parasites are specifically not inquilines, because by definition...
- 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...
- the gall wasps, ultimately leading to the hosts' demise. Additionally, inquilines live commensally within the galls without harming the gall wasps. Oak...
- host plant. However, gall morphology can be modified by the presence of inquilines and parasitoids. Some species induce galls on leaves, while others induce...
- 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)...
- tumida) that infests honey bee nests, while many species are parasitic inquilines or commensal in the nests of ants. A few groups of beetles are primary...
- Many are anthropophilic, living in human habitations. Some species are inquilines in ant colonies. The Nicoletiidae tend to be smaller, pale in colour,...
- their mimicry and the larvae adopt diverse lifestyles including being inquiline scavengers inside the nests of social insects. Some brachycerans are agricultural...
- cannot survive severe cold. However, German ****roaches have been found as inquilines ("tenants") of human buildings as far north as Alert, Nunavut. Similarly...
- 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"...