A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Andorra
Within the last decade, checklists of the ant fauna of several European countries have been published or updated. Nevertheless, no ant checklists have hitherto been published for the principality of Andorra, a small landlocked country located in the eastern part of the Pyrenees. This work presents a...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:184932 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/184932 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3897/zookeys.277.4684 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Hymenoptera Formicidae Checklist New records Andorra Pyrenees |
| Resumo: | Within the last decade, checklists of the ant fauna of several European countries have been published or updated. Nevertheless, no ant checklists have hitherto been published for the principality of Andorra, a small landlocked country located in the eastern part of the Pyrenees. This work presents a critical list of the ant species of Andorra based on a review of the literature and on the biological material we collected during several field campaigns conducted in Andorra since the year 2005. Seventy-five species belonging to 21 genera of were recorded. Nine species were recorded for the first time in Andorra: Aphaenogaster gibbosa (Latreille, 1798), (Olivier, 1792), (Leach, 1825), Nylander, 1846, Seifert, 1992, Forel, 1895, (Bondroit, 1918), (Forel, 1894), (Mayr, 1855). The most speciose genera were Linnaeus, 1758 and Forel, 1890 with 14 and 12 species, respectively. The ant fauna of Andorra is mostly dominated by Central European species (some are typical cold climate specialists); however species belonging to the Mediterranean ant fauna were also found. This can be explained by the particular geographic situation of Andorra which is characterized by a high mountain Mediterranean climate. |
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