@mastersthesis {3672, title = {Species diversity and biogeography of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Louisianna, with notes on their ecology}, year = {2004}, note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from Fire Ant Literature Database; Part of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Bibliography; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, school = {M.S. thesis, Louisiana State University. v + 290 p.}, abstract = {

*[I report the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the Louisiana ant fauna. More than 100 species from 38 genera and 8 subfamilies are included. Included are keys to all subfamilies, genera, and species with illustrations photographs, and a regional map for each species. This faunistic survey gives valuable data of biodiversity and macro/microhabitat selection of ant species.]Species considered as previously unreported from Louisiana: Ponerinae; Pachycondyla stigma; Proceratiinae; Discothyrea testacea; Proceratium silaceum; Myrmicinae; Crematogaster ashmeadi; Crematogaster atkinsoni; Crematogaster cerasi; Crematogaster lineolata; Crematogaster minutissima; Crematogaster vermiculata; Pyramica carolinensis; Pyramica hyalina; Pyramica metaxytes; Pyramica reflexa; Cardiocondyla wroughtonii; Myrmecina americana; Aphaenogaster ashmeadi; Pheidole dentata; Dolichoderinae; Tapinomia melanocephalum; Tapinomia sessile; ormicinae; Brachymyrmex obscurior; Camponotus (Colobopsis) obliqus; Camponotus atriceps; Camponotus chromaiodes; Camponotus nearcticus; Polyergus lucidus.Species that are likely to occur in Louisiana: Ecitoninae; Neivamyrmex carolinensis; Neivamyrmex texana; Amblyoponiniae; Amblyopone pallipes; Ponerinae; Odonotmachus brunneus; Hypoponera inexorata; Hypoponera punctatissima; Myrmicinae; Aphaenogaster ashmeadi; Aphaenogaster mairae; Apheanogaster tennesseensis; Aphaenogaster miamiana; Pheidole bicarinata; Pheidole crassicornis; Pheidole morrisi; Pheidole pilifera; Pheidole sitarches; Pyramica abdita; Pyramica laevinasis; Pyramica missouriensis; Tetramorium lanuginosum; Tetramorium caespitum; Dolichoderinae; Dolichoderus pustulatus; Dorymyrmex smithi; Linepithema iniquum; Forelius mccooki; Formicinae; Camponotus pylartes pylartes; Camponotus sansabeanus; Camponotus socius; Formica subsericea; Formica interga.

}, author = {Dash, S.T.} } @article {3673, title = {Species diversity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Louisiana}, journal = {Annals of the Entomological Society of America}, volume = {101}, year = {2008}, note = {Part of FORMIS 09; from NAL{\textquoteright}s AGRICOLA; Part of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Bibliography; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, }, month = {Nov.}, pages = {1056-1066}, abstract = {

More than four decades have passed since the completion of the checklist by Moser and Blum (1960) of the ants of Louisiana. This research represents a significant contribution to and an update of their work. This report is the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the formicid fauna of Louisiana. One hundred thirty-two species from 40 genera and nine subfamilies were found. Information on how Louisiana ant fauna compares to that of adjacent states and Nearctic fauna are provided. Interesting results include the identity of exotic and pestiferous species, missing species, species lost, and previously unreported species.

}, author = {Dash, S.T. and Hooper-B{\`u}i, L.M.} } @article {3674, title = {The pest ants of Louisiana. A guide to their identification, biology, and control}, year = {2005}, note = {Part of FORMIS 06; Part of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Bibliography; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, month = {June 2005}, institution = {Louisiana State University, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Pub. 2915}, author = {Dash, S.T. and Hooper-Bui, L.M. and Seymour, M.A.} } @article {3677, title = {Polydomy in ants: what we know, what we think we know, and what remains to be done}, journal = {Biological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {90}, year = {2007}, note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from NAL{\textquoteright}s AGRICOLA; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, month = {February 2007}, pages = {319-348}, abstract = {

The correct identification of colony boundaries is an essential prerequisite for empirical studies of ant behavior and evolution. Ant colonies function at various organizational levels, and these boundaries may be difficult to assess. Moreover, new complexity can be generated through the presence of spatially discrete subgroups within a more or less genetically homogeneous colony, a situation called polydomy. A colony is polydomous only if individuals (workers and brood) of its constituent nests function as a social and cooperative unit and are regularly interchanged among nests. This condition was previously called polycalic, and the term polydomy was used in a broader sense for a group of daughter nests of the same mother colony (implying limited female dispersal), without regard to whether these different nests continued to exchange individuals. We think that this distinction between \&$\#$39;polycaly\&$\#$39; and \&$\#$39;polydomy\&$\#$39; concerns two disparate concepts. We thus prefer the narrower definition of polydomy, which groups individuals that interact socially. Does this new level of organization affect the way in which natural selection acts on social traits? Here, after examining the history of terms, we review all ant species that have been described as expressing polydomous structures. We show that there is no particular syndrome of traits predictably associated with polydomy. We detail the existing theoretical predictions and empirical results on the ecology of polydomy, and the impact of polydomy on social evolution and investment strategies, while carefully distinguishing monogynous from polygynous species. Finally, we propose a methodology for future studies and offer ideas about what remains to be done.

}, author = {Debout, G. and Schatz, B. and Elias, M. and Mckey, D.} } @inbook {3680, title = {Exotic ants of the Florida keys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, year = {1991}, note = {Part of FORMIS 00; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, pages = {15-22}, publisher = {Bahamian Field Station}, organization = {Bahamian Field Station}, address = {San Salvador, Bahamas}, abstract = {

*[Lists 29 species he considers exotic in Table 1. C. decipiens, O. brunneus, P. concinna, P. wojciki, S. dietrichi, \& S. louisianae are listed in text table as rare native. C. planatus, C. rimosus, E. floridana, \& O. ruginodis are listed in Appendix A as species not previously considered exotic. B. obscurior, L. torrei, P. stigma, P. punctata, P. cubaensis, P. elongatus, S. corticalis, \& S. geminata are listed in Appendix B as species considered dubious natives. 84 species known from the Florida Keys, of which 29 (34\%) are exotic. Ants are indicators of environmental healthiness.]

}, author = {Deyrup, M.}, editor = {Eshbaugh, W.H.} } @inbook {3681, title = {Composition of the ant fauna of three Bahamian Islands}, year = {1998}, note = {Part of FORMIS 00; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, pages = {23-31}, publisher = {Bahamian Field Station}, organization = {Bahamian Field Station}, address = {San Salvador, Bahamas}, abstract = {

*[91 species are know from collecting \& literature from Andros island (70 species), New Providence (69 species), \& San Salvador (44 species). There are 36 introduced species. S. invicta collected on Andros island (in 1996), New Providence (in 1995), \& San Salvador (in 1994). B. obscurior queens observed stowing away on a small plane going from Florida to San Salvador. Solenopsis laeviceps literature record questionable.]

}, author = {Deyrup, M.}, editor = {Wilson, T.K.} } @article {3685, title = {A review of the ants of the Florida Keys}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, volume = {71}, year = {1988}, note = {Part of FORMIS; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW; from ANTBIB; verified-PSW.}, month = {Published: 20 Ju}, pages = {163-176}, abstract = {

A new survey of the ants of the Florida Keys increases the known fauna from 30 to 83 species. An annotated list provides data on habitats, collection sites, and location of vouchers. Solenopsis corticalis Forel, Leptothorax torrei (Aguayo) and Monomorium ebeninum Forel are new records for the U.S. The fauna includes 27 exotics and 31 species native to the Southeastern Coastal Plain; most of the remaining species are Antillean. There are 2 possibly endemic species. The proportion of known exotics (33\%) in the fauna is the highest for any area in the U.S. There is evidence that populations of certain exotics are increasing with increasing disturbance of remaining native habitats. Species diversity in the Keys is probably limited by 1) limited habitat diversity, 2) lack of easy access to the rich ant fauna of the Neotropics, and 3) unsuitability of the climate and habitats for many species found farther north.

}, author = {Deyrup, M. and Carlin, N. and Trager, J. and Umphrey, G.} }