scholarly journals Invasive ants of continental Ecuador, a first account

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 133-141
Author(s):  
David A Donoso ◽  
Giovanni Onore ◽  
Giovanni Ramón ◽  
John E Lattke
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Ants ◽  
Monomorium Pharaonis ◽  
Tetramorium Bicarinatum ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum

 El manejo de las especies invasoras es considerado uno de los grandes desafíos que impone el Cambio Global a nuestras sociedades, junto con la deforestación y el calentamiento de la atmósfera. Se conoce muy poco sobre las hormigas invasoras en el Ecuador continental, incluso cuando se ha demostrado en el resto del mundo su agresividad, los impactos negativos en los ecosistemas y las pérdidas económicas que causan. La mayoría de registros de hormigas invasoras en el Ecuador provienen de las Islas Galápagos y no existe un inventario de ellas para el Ecuador continental. Aquàcompilamos registros de hormigas invasoras presentes en la literatura y en colecciones entomológicas locales para crear la primera lista de hormigas invasoras presentes en el Ecuador continental. Se registra la presencia de un total de 16 especies de hormigas invasoras. De estas, diez especies son extranjeras, pero invasoras en el Ecuador; y seis especies son nativas en el Ecuador e invasoras en el exterior. Proveemos los primeros registros para Ecuador continental de Cardiocondyla minutior, Monomorium floricola, Monomorium pharaonis, Tapinoma melanocephalum, y Tetramorium bicarinatum. Además, los registros de Cardiocondyla wroughtonii y Tetramorium lucayanum son los primeros para el país.

scholarly journals Kelimpahan Jenis Semut Di Areal Pemukiman Hutan Lindung Sirimau Kota Ambon

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fransina Sarah Latumahina ◽  
Musyafa ◽  
Sumardi ◽  
Nugroho Susetya Putra
Keyword(s):  
Food Sources ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Invasive Ants ◽  
Pheidole Megacephala ◽  
Anoplolepis Gracilipes ◽  
Bait Trap ◽  
Tetramorium Bicarinatum ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
Technomyrmex Albipes ◽  
Paratrechina Longicornis

AbstractThe experiment was conducted at residential areas Sirimau forest with three sampling methods, which were hand collecting, bait trap (sugar and tuna) and pitfall traps from July to September 2011. The study aims to determine abudance of ants in residential areas in Ambon Sirimau Protected Forest areas. The results of study found 16 species of ants in total reaching 14.913. The most dominant types are Odontoponera denticulata, Pheidole megacephala, Technomyrmex albipes, Tetramorium simillimum, Tetramorium bicarinatum, Tapinoma melanocephalum, Paratrechina longicornis and Anoplolepis gracilipes. Total abudance of ants is 2.789 classified as moderate by spread of number of individual spread and of community stability. The abudance of ants is strongly influenced by light intensity, temperature, humidity, wind, water and season. Difference of temperature micro, light climate, humidit, interspecific competition, availability of variety of food sources, habitat quality and human activities also affect the abudance of ants. Another finding showed invasive ants, they were Soleonopsis geminate, Paratrechina longicornis and Anoplolepis gracilipes. Keywords: Abudance of ants, invasive species, protected areas, settlement areaAbstrakPenelitian dilaksanakan pada areal pemukiman dalam Hutan Lindung Sirimau dengan tiga metode pengambilan sampel yakni hand collecting, bait trap (umpan gula dan  ikan tuna) dan pitfall trap dari bulan Juli hingga september 2011. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui keragaman semut pada areal pemukiman dalam kawasan Hutan Lindung Sirimau Ambon. Hasil penelitian menemukan adanya 16 jenis semut dengan total individu mencapai  14.913. Jenis–jenis yang sangat dominan dalam kawasan yakni Odontoponera denticulata, Pheidole megacephala, Technomyrmex albipes, Tetramorium simillimum, Tetramorium bicarinatum, Tapinoma melanocephalum, Paratrechina longicornis dan Anoplolepis gracilipes. Total keragaman jenis semut 2.789 tergolong sedang dengan penyebaran jumlah individu semut dan tingkat kestabilan komunitas sedang. Keragaman semut dipengaruhi oleh intensitas cahaya matahari, suhu, kelembaban, angin, air dan musim. Diduga perbedaan suhu mikro, iklim, cahaya, kelembaban, pola makan, kompetisi interspesifik, variasi ketersediaan sumber makanan, kualitas habitat dan aktivitas manusia yang memengaruhi keragaman semut dalam areal pemukiman hutan lindung Sirimau Ambon. Ditemukan 3 jenis semut yang invasif yakni Soleonopsis geminate, Paratrechina longicornis dan Anoplolepis gracilipes. Kata kunci: Kelimpahan semut, spesies invasif, hutan lindung, tipe penggunaan lahan pemukiman

scholarly journals Interference Competition for Mutualism between Ant Species Mediates Ant-Mealybug Associations

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Yongheng Liu ◽  
Chong Xu ◽  
Qiuling Li ◽  
Aiming Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Harmonia Axyridis ◽  
Interference Competition ◽  
Exploratory Activity ◽  
Mutual Relationship ◽  
Phenacoccus Solenopsis ◽  
Tetramorium Bicarinatum ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
Paratrechina Longicornis

Ant-hemipteran mutualism has been well documented, and many studies have reported the interference competition between ant species for the mutualism. However, little is known on how this interference competition impacts the reciprocally beneficial association. Previous studies demonstrated that the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) has established close mutual relationship with the ghost ant Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius). The sympatric ants, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) and Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander) were frequently observed to compete for nutrient honeydew produced by P. solenopsis with T. melanocephalum. Herein, we investigated the effects of interference competition between the ant species on the ant-mealybug interactions. Phenacoccus solenopsis benefited from the tending by T. melanocephalum and P. longicornis. Interference competition between T. melanocephalum and P. longicornis interrupted the mutualism, suppressed the trailing activity of both species, but negligibly influenced the parasitism of Aenasius bambawalei Hayat, a solitary endoparasitoid of P. solenopsis. Harmonia axyridis, a predator of P. solenopsis, showed a significant avoidance when encountering with T. melanocephalum or P. longicornis, but not T. bicarinatum. Ant workers showed higher aggressiveness and lower exploratory activity when T. melanocephalum encountered P. longicornis. However, competition between T. melanocephalum and T. bicarinatum seldom influenced the trailing and exploratory activity of T. melanocephalum. It is concluded that interference competition for mutualism between ant species can mediate ant-mealybug associations and the fitness of mealybug colony. Our results also demonstrate that the effects of interference competition between ant species on ant-mealybug mutualism are varied among ant species.

scholarly journals Structure-Invading Pest Ants in Healthcare Facilities in Singapore

Sociobiology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lai-Sum Man ◽  
Chow-Yang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Common Species ◽  
Index Card ◽  
Oecophylla Smaragdina ◽  
Pheidole Megacephala ◽  
Anoplolepis Gracilipes ◽  
Monomorium Pharaonis ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
Paratrechina Longicornis

A survey of structure-invading pest ants was conducted at 17 healthcare facilities (HFs) in Singapore using the index card method. A total of 18 species (Anoplolepis gracilipes (Fr. Smith), Meranoplus sp., Monomorium destructor ( Jerdon), Monomorium floricola ( Jerdon), Monomorium pharaonis (L.), Monomorium sp., Odontomachus sp., Oecophylla smaragdina (F.), Pachycondyla sp., Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel), Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), Paratrechina pubens (Forel), Pheidole megacephala (F.), Pheidole parva (Mayr), Pheidole sp., Tapinoma indicum (Forel), Tapinoma melanocephalum (F.) andTetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander)) were trapped. Of these, the most common species were P. parva (25.9%), P. megacephala (25.2%), P. longicornis (14.1%), M. pharaonis (9.6%), and T. indicum (8.1%). Most of these ant species were found in and around the premises.

scholarly journals Predatory and Parasitic Agents Attacking the Hippelates pusio Complex in Puerto Rico

1969 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-385
Author(s):  
E. F. Legner ◽  
E. C. Bay
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
Solenopsis Geminata ◽  
Monomorium Pharaonis ◽  
Larval Parasite ◽  
Wasmannia Auropunctata ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
A New Species

Hymenopterous parasites found attacking the Hippelates pusio complex in Puerto Rico in 1963 were Ooencyrtus submelallicus Howard (5 percent), Spalangia drosophilae Ashmead (2 percent), Spalangia nov. sp. (10 percent), Pteromalidae Genus sp. (9.9 percent), all pupal parasites; and a new species of Cynipidae, Trybliographa sp., a larval parasite (6.4 and 10.3 percent). An unidentified clear mite infested up to 6.1 percent of field-collected adults. Predacious ants were Tapinoma melanocephalum (F.), Monomorium pharaonis (L.), Wasmannia auropunctata (Reg.), Solenopsis geminata (F.), and Tetramorium guineense (F.).  Parasite activity was apparently not seasonal but was localized in the southwest portion of the Island.

scholarly journals The Inventory of Soil Ants in Residential Area of Palembang

Jurnal Biota ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Ari Saputra ◽  
Zainal Arifin ◽  
Riyanto Riyanto
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Pheidole Megacephala ◽  
Monomorium Pharaonis ◽  
Numerous Species ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
Paratrechina Longicornis

The purpose of this research is to find out the species of soil ants in the residential area. The sampling method is hand collecting and baited trap (tuna and honey). There are 8 species found: Acanthomyrmex sp., Solenopsis germinata, Monomorium pharaonis, Pheidole megacephala, Paratrechina longicornis. Tapinoma melanocephalum, Camponotus ligniperda, Diacamma intricatum. The most numerous species, namely Pheidole megacephala and the least species, namely Diacamma intricatum. Ant species diversity tends to increase, as human activity decreases

scholarly journals CARACTERIZAÇÃO DA MIRMECOFAUNA EM ESTABELECIMENTOS LIGADOS À ÁREA DA SAÚDE NO MUNICÍPIO DE BANDEIRANTES, PR

2009 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-671
Author(s):  
J.S.S Rando ◽  
L.S. Matsumoto ◽  
G.V. Silva ◽  
A.F.A. Quirino ◽  
R.E. Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Pseudomonas Sp ◽  
Monomorium Pharaonis ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
Fusarium Sp ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

RESUMO As formigas urbanas são consideradas um problema grave na saúde pública pela capacidade de ocupar todos os ambientes e por serem vetores mecânicos de micro-organismos. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo verificar as espécies que ocorrem em estabelecimentos ligados a área da saúde, bem como os microrganismos veiculados por essas espécies. Em um total de 1.629 coletas realizadas de outubro a dezembro de 2007em um hospital, na Secretaria de Saúde e em um laboratório de análises clinicas, utilizando-se iscas atrativas não tóxicas, as seguintes espécies foram registradas foram registradas: Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793); Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758); Paratrechina fulva (Mayr, 1862); Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886; Pheidole sp.1; Pheidole sp.2; Pheidole sp.3; Pheidole sp.4; Camponotus atriceps (Fr.Smith, 1858); Brachymyrmex sp.; Dorymyrmex sp. Como micro-organismos constatou-se a presença de bactérias: Staphylococcus sp.; Serratia sp.; Klebsiella sp.; Escherichia coli; Salmonella sp., Pseudomonas sp. e de fungos Cladosporium sp.; Fusarium sp.; Trichophyton sp.; Aspergillus sp. e Penicillium sp. além de leveduras.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the possible role of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as mechanical vectors of nematodes and protists

2008 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 923-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Villani ◽  
Maria Santina de Castro Morini ◽  
Marco Antonio Franco ◽  
Odair Correa Bueno
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Mechanical Transmission ◽  
Monomorium Pharaonis ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
Camponotus Rufipes ◽  
Park Area ◽  
Field And Laboratory Conditions

Nematodes and protists can be transmitted to humans in many ways and little concern has been given to the mechanical transmission by ants. This study aimed at analysing how the eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides and cysts of Entamoeba coli could be mechanically transmitted to the man by Formicidae. Through the experiments using nests of Tapinoma melanocephalum, Linepithema humile and Monomorium pharaonis reared in the laboratory allied to observations of some 17 ant species in an urban park area in Mogi das Cruzes (SP), it was found that L. humile was capable of carrying eggs of A. lumbricoides both in the field and laboratory conditions (1 worker), as well as was Camponotus rufipes (2), Solenopsis saevissima (1) and Acromyrmex niger (1). The cysts of Escherichia coli were found over three workers of C. rufipes. Although the frequency of the workers found transporting pathogens was low, the capacity of common household species in carrying pathogens like nematodes and protists was demonstrated.

scholarly journals Thermal Tolerances of Three Tramp Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Russ Solis ◽  
Odair Correa Bueno
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Temperature Tolerance ◽  
Urban Habitats ◽  
Monomorium Pharaonis ◽  
Tetramorium Bicarinatum ◽  
Insect Activity ◽  
Tramp Ant

Tramp ant species present a set of adaptations to their urban habitats, and there is a paucity of knowledge about how they interact with abiotic factors, like temperature. Temperature is well known to interfere with insect activity. The present study evaluated the temperature tolerance of three important tramp ant species: Monomorium floricola ( Jerdon), Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus) and Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander). Tested temperatures were 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50.C. Ten repetitions with 20 workers each were done with each temperature and analyzed species. The number of dead workers was recorded every hour over a total of 8 hours. All procedures were done using thermal incubators at relative humidity within 50-95%. Workers of M. pharaonis proved more tolerant to high temperatures (30-50.C) than workers of M. floricola and T. bicarinatum. The higher the temperatures tested, greater was the recorded ant mortality, with temperature 50.C being fatal to all species after 1h of exposition. The least tolerant species to temperatures below 20.C was T. bicarinatum. Low temperatures tested were not fatal to any of the tested species.

scholarly journals First survey of ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the uninhabited Gaja-jima Island, the Ryukyu archipelago, Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
Motoki Katayama ◽  
Tadatsugu Hosoya ◽  
Wataru Toki
Keyword(s):  
Exotic Species ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
New Records ◽  
Ryukyu Archipelago ◽  
Southern Limit ◽  
Tetramorium Bicarinatum ◽  
Tapinoma Melanocephalum ◽  
The Relationship

The ground-dwelling ant fauna on the uninhabited Gaja-jima Island, the Tokara Islands, the Ryukyu archipelago, Japan was investigated, which was the first survey on ants of the island. Twenty-three ant species were found during a visit of only eight hours in daytime. Four of them were new records to the Tokara Islands. Of the four new records, the southern limit of distributions was renewed for three species. Three exotic species, Pheidole fervens, Tetramorium bicarinatum, and Tapinoma melanocephalum were recognized, which seems relatively low given that ten exotic species have been altogether recorded from the Tokara Islands. The relationship between invasion by ants and the scale of human activity is discussed.

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