Myrmecofauna Fruit Trees Infected by Loranthaceae Orchards Lokomo (East Cameroon)

The objective of this study was to identify the myrmecofauna fruit trees infected by Loranthaceae orchards Lokomo (East Cameroon). The collection and identification of myrmecofauna was made on an area of 5 ha. The work was conducted from October to December 2010. The orchards consist of a mixture of exotic ornemental trees, fruit trees for consumption and forest species deliberately left in place. Woody species hosts concerned were Albizia adianthifolia , Ca l liandra susinamensis , Citrus maxima , Entandrophragma cylindricum , Psidium guajava , Macaranga hurifolia , Phyllanthus discoides and Terminalia mantaly . A total of seven ant species grouped in six genera and two subfamilies (Formicinae and Myrmicinae) were identified. In Formicinae, two genera have been identified, Camponotus and Oecophylla . Myrmicinae in turn had three genera, Atopomyrmex , Crematogaster and Tetramorium . The activity of myrmecophilous revealed that ants forage on flowers, fruits and suckers of T. ogowensis and T. preussii . The suckers dried out and degenerated causing the death of the tufts.