First Report ofLioponera longitarsusMayr, 1879 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Algeria: An Exotic or a Rare Native Ant Species from North Africa?
| Autor: | Xavier Espadaler, Mourad Khaldi, Ghania Barech |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Subfamily Dorylinae biology Ecology 010607 zoology Hymenoptera biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Longitarsus Taxon Habitat Genus Insect Science Queen (butterfly) Agronomy and Crop Science Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | African Entomology. 25:428-434 |
| ISSN: | 1021-3589 |
| DOI: | 10.4001/003.025.0428 |
| Popis: | Myrmecological investigations were conducted in an olive grove agro-ecosystem. Among the taxa we report the presence of the cryptic ant species Lioponera longitarsus, subfamily Dorylinae, for the first time in Algeria. Standard morphological measurements are presented for worker and queen. The discovery of this genus for the fourth time in North Africa in different habitats within a semi-arid climate suggests that the populations of Lioponera may be native but it is not possible to exclude them having been transported by humans. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|