Updated list of ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) recorded in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil, with a discussion of research advances and priorities

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Mônica A. Ulysséa²  Carlos E. Cereto¹  Félix B. Rosumek¹  Rogério R. Silva¹  Benedito C. Lopes¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana Laboratório de Entomologia Feira de Santana BA ,Brasil

关键词: Formicidae;    Santa Catarina State;    species list;    Formicidae;    Santa Catarina;    lista de espécies;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0085-56262011000400018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Updated list of ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) recorded in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil, with a discussion of research advances and priorities. A first working list of ant species registered in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil was published recently. Since then, many studies with ants have been conducted in the state. With data compiled from published studies and collections in various regions of the state, we present here an updated list of 366 species (and 17 subspecies) in 70 ant genera in Santa Catarina, along with their geographical distribution in the seven state mesoregions. Two hundred and seven species are recorded in the Oeste mesoregion, followed by Vale do Itajaí (175), Grande Florianópolis (150), Norte (60), Sul (41), Meio Oeste (23) and Planalto Serrano (12). The increase in the number of records since 1999 results from the use of recently adopted sampling methods and techniques in regions and ecosystems poorly known before, and from the availability of new tools for the identification of ants. Our study highlights the Meio Oeste, Planalto Serrano, Sul and Norte mesoregions, as well as the deciduous forest, mangrove, grassland and coastal sand dune ecosystems as priority study areas in order to attain a more complete knowledge of the ant fauna in Santa Catarina State.

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