Second Record and DNA Barcode of the Ant Tyrannomyrmex rex Fernández (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)
| Autor: | Justine Jacquemin, Gontran Sonet, Thomas Bourguignon, Theodore A Evans, Thibaut Delsinne |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Sociobiology, Vol 62, Iss 2 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0361-6525 2447-8067 |
| DOI: | 10.13102/sociobiology.v62i2.276-280 |
| Popis: | Tyrannomyrmex is a rarely collected ant genus from Old World tropical forests comprising only three described species, all of them known from a single worker. Here we report the discovery of a second worker of Tyrannomyrmex rex from a selectively logged primary forest of Singapore, increasing the known distribution range of the species to nearly 250 km South-East. We also provide a DNA barcode for the species and a partial sequence of the wingless gene. Although insufficient evidence prevents us to draw any firm conclusion, the genus seems to be restricted to pristine or relatively undisturbed forests and, as a result, could be highly sensitive to habitat degradation. |
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