A new subterranean species and an updated checklist of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Macao SAR, China, with a key to species of the Greater Bay Area
| Autor: | Hoi-Hou Chan, Chi-Man Leong, François Brassard, Benoit Guénard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Insecta Arthropoda hypogaeic 010607 zoology Biodiversity subterranean species list ants Hymenoptera 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Genus lcsh:Zoology Animalia lcsh:QL1-991 Formicidae Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics taxonomic key biology Ecology Strumigenys Plant litter biology.organism_classification Vespoidea Geography Key (lock) Animal Science and Zoology ants hypogaeic species list subterranean taxonomic key urban urban Bay Global biodiversity |
| Zdroj: | ZooKeys, Vol 970, Iss, Pp 63-116 (2020) ZooKeys 970: 63-116 |
| ISSN: | 1313-2970 |
| Popis: | In the past few decades, sampling of leaf litter with Winkler extractors revealed how abundant and ubiquitous ants from the genus Strumigenys are. It is now known that this genus has the third greatest number of species within the Formicidae family. However, very few subterranean species are known, which may be due to the current under-sampling of the soil stratum. Here, a holistic sampling approach, including the use of subterranean traps, was employed in Macao SAR, China. Subterranean traps allowed the collection of a new cryptic ant species: Strumigenys subterranea Brassard, Leong & Guénard, sp. nov. Moreover, extensive sampling of the leaf litter in secondary forests provided four new species records for the genus. The list of Macanese Strumigenys is here updated, elevating the known diversity in Macao to nine species. Furthermore, to facilitate further research on ants of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a key to the 29 Strumigenys species known from the region is provided. Lastly, recommendations for sampling methods to assess ant biodiversity underground are discussed. In conclusion, this study highlights the importance of using extensive sampling methods, and suggests that relatively small patches of secondary forests within cities can hold a surprisingly high diversity as well as some undescribed species. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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