The tramp ant Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae): new records from the southern hemisphere

Delabie, Jacques Hubert Charles; Blard, Fabrice

doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2002000100020

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“…The SSF presents larger diversity of vegetal species, with genera of the families Rubiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Melastomataceae, Annonaceae, Palmae, Apocynaceae, and Monimiaceae [19]. This 4 Psyche vegetation composition promotes the litter formation and, consequently the occurrence of cryptic ant species that depend on this layer to their nesting and foraging [33]. Actually we sampled seven and six cryptic ant species at SSF and RPF, respectively, while there are just four cryptic ant species at RKF.…”

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Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest—A Case Study in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Brazil

Lopes

Hallack

Sales

et al. 2012

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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Ant assemblages are almost all related with the vegetation composition and so can provide us important information for conservation strategies, which are especially relevant to an environmentally protected area. We sampled the ant fauna in three different phytophysionomies in order to verify if the composition of ant species is different among the areas, especially because one of the areas is a Rocky Field and there is little information about the ant fauna in this habitat. A total of 8730 individuals were registered and an NMDS analysis showed that the ant assemblies are different at the three phytophysionomies (Rocky Field, Riparian Forest, and Secondary Forest). This study shows that the species that compose the ant assemblies in different phytophysionomies are a reflex of the environment, supporting the hypothesis that the vegetational composition results in different compositions in the ant assembly. Vegetal composition is determinant in the formation of the litter and consequently in the occurrence of ant species that depend on this layer of organic matter for nesting and foraging.

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Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest—A Case Study in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Brazil

Lopes

Hallack

Sales

et al. 2012

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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“…Bolton and Fisher (2011) describe the biology of this species precisely but it is not possible to determine whether they refer to H. punctatissima or H. ergatandria as they consider these species as synonyms. This species seems to be anthropophilic and may have been introduced by human activities in many parts of the world (Delabie & Blard 2002). McGlynn (1999) .…”

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Introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of mainland France and Belgium, with a focus on greenhouses

Blatrix

Colin

Wegnez³

et al. 2018

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)

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The monitoring of introduced species is becoming more important as global trade intensifies. Although ants make up a larger proportion of species on the list of the most invasive species in the world compared with other groups, little is known about the occurrence of those introduced in France, especially inside heated buildings. Here we review the literature available for mainland France and Belgium and report the results of a survey conducted with the help of tropical building managers between 2014 and 2016. We report for the first time in France the presence of Technomyrmex vitiensis and Plagiolepis alluaudi in multiple greenhouses. Technomyrmex difficilis was also found in one greenhouse for the first time in Europe. The diversity of introduced ants in greenhouses is very low, and these buildings are most often dominated by one or two species. We compared the most recent data and those collected throughout the 20 th century, and showed that ant communities have changed substantially. Greenhouses could be responsible for the introduction of invasive species because they regularly import exotic plants, but we found no evidence that the three species of invasive ants present outdoors in France were introduced from greenhouses, where they rarely occur. We also report that introduced ants are pests in greenhouses because they disperse scale insects and kill biological control agents. The suppression of these ants could ease the maintenance of plants inside greenhouses.

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“…Delabie and Blard (2002) state that the use of different sampling methods increases the probability of finding new species in each study area. The amount of species found in this study area places it as a highly important one for the biological conservation of xerophitic scrubland.…”

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Contribution to the Current Knowledge of Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a Xerophitic Scrubland of Southeast Durango, Durango

Gonzalez-Castillo¹,

Ontiveros²,

Noya³

2014

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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In order to assess the species richness and diversity of ants in a xerophitic scrubland, a total of three areas were monitored in the Southeast of Durango within the municipalities of Nombre de Dios and Durango. Specific richness, relative abundance as well as Shannon's, Simpson's and Pielou's indices of the ant community were obtained. A total of 19 species from 15 genera within four subfamilies were collected: Myrmicinae, Formicinae, Pseudomyrmicinae and Dolichoderinae. The subfamily with the greatest species richness was Myrmicinae (seven species), while Pseudomyrmicinae had the lowest richness with only two species. Dolichoderinae showed the highest relative abundance (76.5% of the total sample). Four new records of two genera were obtained for the State: Carebara and Linepithema and two species: Atta texana and Myrmecocystus mendax. Shannon's diversity index reached H' = 1.36, Pielou's evenness index was J' = 0.46 and Simpson's index was λ = 0.38. Further targeted studies are required with different sampling techniques in order to obtain a more detailed listing of ants and increase our knowledge on this group of insects in the study region, which shows high diversity potential.

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The tramp ant Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae): new records from the southern hemisphere

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest—A Case Study in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Brazil

Comparison of the Ant Assemblages in Three Phytophysionomies: Rocky Field, Secondary Forest, and Riparian Forest—A Case Study in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Brazil

Introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of mainland France and Belgium, with a focus on greenhouses

Contribution to the Current Knowledge of Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a Xerophitic Scrubland of Southeast Durango, Durango

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