Table 1.

The number of pre-adopted Phengaris alcon caterpillars introduced to the Myrmica sabuleti and M. scabrinodis nurse colonies, the number of caterpillars alive at the start of the tests, and the number of caterpillars remaining in the nurse colonies after the experiments were established (i.e., after 4 or 8 caterpillars were used for the experimental set-up—see Table A1).

		Number of P. alcon Caterpillars
Myrmica sp.	Colony ID	Introduced	Alive	Remaining
sabuleti	B13	18	12	4
	K1	13	10	6
	K2	14	12	4
	K4	14	13	9
	K5	13	9	5
	K6	12	9	1
	K7	12	12	4
	K8	16	9	1
	K9	15	10	2
	K11	20	10	2
	K12	13	9	1
	K13	13	11	7
	Total	173	126	46
scabrinodis	B1	12	7	3
	B2	13	4	0
	B3	14	8	0
	B4	14	8	0
	B5	12	4	0
	B6	15	0	0
	B7	13	5	1
	B8	12	11	3
	B9	15	7	3
	B10	14	7	3
	B11	16	8	0
	B12	16	9	1
	K3	15	9	1
	K10	13	11	3
	Total	194	98	18