A new species and new records of minuta-group Gnamptogenys from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Dias, Amanda Martins; Lattke, John E.

doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2018.10.002

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“…In recent years, great advances have been made in this kind of study, allowing inferring the history of distribution based on phylogenetic analyzes, such as on Myrmicinae (Ward et al, 2014). A range of taxonomic studies by biogeographical regions (Ladino & Feitosa, 2020), new occurrences, and records (Dias & Lattke, 2019;Fernandes & Delabie, 2019;Franco, et al, 2019), invasive species (Chen & Adams, 2018), and diversity (Koch et al, 2020;Silva et al, 2020) can also be found. In addition, modeling distribution studies on Formicidae have gained space, under the following names and techniques: potential distribution modeling (Murphy & Breed, 2007;Koch et al, 2018), niche modeling (Peterson & Nakazawa, 2007), paleodistribution (Cristiano et al, 2016), and projections of future scenarios (Jung et al, 2017).…”

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Review of Distribution Modeling in Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Biogeographic Studies

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The state of the art of Formicidae biogeographic studies using distribution modeling tools was reviewed. We aimed to evaluate how and for what purpose such tools were used in ant studies, as well as detecting modeling methods, algorithms, and variables selected for these studies. We analyzed papers published from 2001 to 2021 and focused on predicting invasion risks, conservation, and potential distribution of species. We also considered the mechanistic and correlative approaches, types of algorithms, and environmental variables. We observed that modeling is first used to predict invasion risks before conservation. The correlative approach was the most used, although it does not consider biotic or physiological aspects as the mechanistic approach does. The most used algorithm was Maxent, combining data set of occurrences with climatic variables. Nine studies used combinations of algorithms with consensual models. Research using modeling has been conducted more and more. However, it remains still incipient, mainly regarding conservation, as the current distribution of most of the Formicidae species is not well known. Although not frequently used in ant studies, distribution modeling represents an important approach for research in biogeography, ecology, and related areas. Certain perspectives could be useful, for example, for studying climatic changes, since possible variations in ant distributions, if anticipated, could suggest or guide further investigations or decision-making in public policies.

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An overview of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the state of Maranhão, Brazil

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The state of Maranhão, located in northeastern Brazil, comprises three biomes: Amazonian, Caatinga, and the Cerrado. To date, 99 ant species have been recorded in the literature from the state. In the present work, we provide for the first time a profile of the ant fauna in the state based on data from the historical literature and Brazilian institutional collections. The updated records on ant diversity for the state of Maranhão revealed a total of 279 species, belonging to 71 genera and 10 subfamilies. In total, 180 species are recorded for the first time in the state, of which four species recorded for the first time in Brazil. In summary, apart from documenting the ant fauna of the region, these results provide a basis for further studies and may contribute to future conservation efforts for the biomes present in this complex landscape.

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A new species and new records of minuta-group Gnamptogenys from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Cited by 914 publications

References 12 publications

Review of Distribution Modeling in Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Biogeographic Studies

Review of Distribution Modeling in Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Biogeographic Studies

An overview of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the state of Maranhão, Brazil

Insecta filtered data for inventories completeness analysis

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