eng International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Arthropods 2224-4255 2023-12-1 12 4 276 280 5 article Pawan U. Gajbe 1 2 Vaishali H. Badiye 1 2 Department of Zoology, Shri Mathuradas Mohota College of Science, Nagpur-440024, Maharashtra, India The weaver ant species, Oecophylla smaragdina Fab., 1775 is found in the tropical regions of Asia, Australia, and western Pacific islands. It is arboreal in habit and constructs leaf nests in the upper canopy of trees. The interactions between O. smaragdina and its host plant can be considered a type of mutualism, as both are benefitted. Many plant species including seven species of family Apocynaceae have been recorded as the host plants of O. smaragdina. In the present study, we have added golden trumpet, Allamanda cathartica Linn., 1771, an ornamental plant belonging to family Apocynaceae to the list of plant species that host O. smaragdina ants. http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2023-12(4)/a-new-record-of-Allamanda-cathartica.pdf ant-plant interactions Asian weaver ant edible insect myrmecophily