New records of introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Galapagos Islands
Recent collections on Santa Cruz island and review of the Reference Collection of Terrestrial Invertebrates of theCharles Darwin Research Station, found five new records of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) possibly introducedto the Galapagos Islands: Brachymyrmex heeri, Adelomyrmex myops, Cyphomyrmex rimosus, Pyramica membranifera andRogeria curvipubens. Four of these are also new records for Ecuador.
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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2008-12
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Subjects: | Biology, Brachymyrmex heeri, Adelomyrmex myops, Cyphomyrmex rimosus, Pyramica membranifera, Rogeria curvipubens, Santa Cruz, Puerto Ayora, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/35977 |
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Summary: | Recent collections on Santa Cruz island and review of the Reference Collection of Terrestrial Invertebrates of theCharles Darwin Research Station, found five new records of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) possibly introducedto the Galapagos Islands: Brachymyrmex heeri, Adelomyrmex myops, Cyphomyrmex rimosus, Pyramica membranifera andRogeria curvipubens. Four of these are also new records for Ecuador. |
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