Mexico ants incidence and abundance along the Nearctic–Neotropical interface

Mexico is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, with an important proportion of endemism mainly because of the convergence of the Nearctic and Neotropical biogeographic regions, which generate great diversity and species turnover at different spatial scales. However, most of our knowledge of the Mexican ant biota is limited to a few well-studied taxa, and we lack a comprehensive synthesis of ant biodiversity information. For instance, most of the knowledge available in the literature on Mexican ant fauna refers only to species lists by states, or is focused on only a few regions of the country, which prevents the study of several basic and applied aspects of ants, from diversity and distribution to conservation. Our aims in this data paper are therefore (1) to compile all the information available regarding ants across the Mexican territory, and (2) to identify major patterns in the gathered data set and geographic gaps in order to direct future sampling efforts. All records were obtained from raw data, including both unpublished and published information. After exhaustive filtering and updating information and synonyms, we compiled a total of 21,731 records for 887 ant species distributed throughout Mexico from 1894 to 2018. These records were concentrated mainly in the states of Chiapas (n = 6,902, 32.76%) and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (n = 4,329, 19.92%), which together comprise half the records. The subfamily with the highest number of records was Myrmicinae (n = 10,458 records, 48.12%), followed by Formicinae (n = 3,284, 15.11%) and Ponerinae (n = 1,914, 8.8%). Most ant records were collected in the Neotropical region of the country (n = 12,646, 58.19%), followed by the Mexican transition zone (n = 5,237, 24.09%) and the Nearctic region (n = 3,848, 17.72%). Native species comprised 95.46% of the records (n = 20,745). To the best of our knowledge, this is the most complete data set available to date in the literature for the country. We hope that this compilation will encourage researchers to explore different aspects of the population and community research of ants at different spatial scales, and to aid in the establishment of conservation policies and actions. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using its data for publications or teaching events.

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Main Authors:	Dáttilo, Wesley autor, Vásquez Bolaños, Miguel autor, Ahuatzin, Diana A. autora, Antoniazzi, Reuber autor, Chávez González, Edgar autor, Corro, Erick autor, Luna, Pedro autor, Guevara, Roger autor, Villalobos, Fabricio autor, Madrigal Chavero, Ricardo autor, Faria Falcão, Jéssica C. de autora, Bonilla Ramírez, Adrián autor, García Romero, Agustín Rafael autor, de la Mora, Aldo autor, Ramírez Hernández, Alfredo autor, Escalante Jiménez, Ana Leticia autora, Martínez Falcón, Ana Paola autora 14660, Villarreal, Andrés I. autor, García Colón Sandoval, Ashley autora, Aponte, Bolívar autor, Juárez Juárez, Brenda autora, Castillo Guevara, Citlalli autora, Moreno Ortega, Claudia Elizabeth autora 14010, Albor, Cristopher autor, Martínez Tlapa, Dora Luz autora, Huber Sannwald, Elisabeth autora 14351, Escobar Sarria, Federico autor 14658, Montiel Reyes, Fernando J. autor, Varela Hernández, Fernando autor, Castaño Meneses, Gabriela autora, Pérez Lachaud, Gabriela Doctora autora 5440, Pérez Toledo, Gibrán Renoy autor, Alcalá Martínez, Irene autora, Rivera Salinas, Iris Saraeny autora, Chairez Hernández, Isaías autor, Chamorro Florescano, Ivette A. autora, Hernández Flores, Jaime autor, Martínez Toledo, Javier autor, Lachaud, Jean Paul Doctor autor 2090, Reyes Muñoz, Jesús Lumar autor, Valenzuela González, Jorge Ernesto autor 14984, Horta Vega, Jorge Víctor autor, Cruz Labana, José Domingo autor, Reynoso Campos, José Javier autor, Navarrete Heredia, José Luis autor 15692, Rodríguez Garza, Juan Antonio Maestro autor 21095, Pérez Domínguez, Juan Francisco autor, Benítez Malvido, Julieta autora, Ennis, Katherine K. autora, Sáenz, Laura autora, Díaz Montiel, Luis A. autor, Tarango Arámbula, Luis Antonio autor, Quiroz Robedo, Luis N. autor, Rosas Mejía, Madai autora, Villalvazo Palacios, Margarita autora, Gómez Lazaga, María autora, Cuautle, Mariana autora, Aguilar Méndez, Mario J. autor, Baena, Martha L. autora, Madora Astudillo, Martha autora, Rocha Ortega, Maya autora, Pale, Michel autor, García Martínez, Miguel A. autor, Soto Cárdenas, Miguel Angel autor, Correa Ramírez, Miguel Mauricio autor, Janda, Milan autor, Rojas, Patricia autora, Torres Ricario, René autor, Jones, Robert W. autor, Coates, Rosamond autora, Gómez Acevedo, Sandra Luz autora, Ugalde Lezama, Saúl autor, Philpott, Stacy M. Doctora autora 13454, Joaqui, Tatiana autora, Marques, Tatianne autora, Zamora Gutierrez, Veronica autora, Martínez Mandujano, Viviana autora, Hajian Forooshani, Zachary autor, MacGregor Fors, Ian autor
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Hormigas, Identificación de insectos, Zoogeografía,
Online Access:	https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ecy.2944
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