This form of automixis has been observed in several ant species including the desert ant " Cataglyphis cursor ", the predaceous ant " Platythyrea punctata ", Automixis with central fusion also occurs in the Cape honey bee " Apis mellifera capensis ", the brine shrimp " Artemia parthenogenetica ", and the termite " Embiratermes neotenicus ".
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Many species in the tribe Cremastocheilini are known to be predaceous, feeding on hymenopteran larvae or soft-bodied nymphs of Auchenorrhyncha . " Spilophorus " spp . have been noted feeding on the nesting material and excrement of South African passerine birds, while " Spilophorus maculatus " has been recorded feeding on " Oxyrhachis " sp . nymphs and " Hoplostomus fuligineus " is known to feed on the brood of honey bees in South Africa and the pupae of the wasp " Belonogaster petiolata " . " Campsiura javanica " feeds on the larvae of " Ropalidia montana " in southern India . " Cremastocheilus stathamae " feeds on ants of the genus " Myrmecocystus ".
