@book {33492, title = {Pheidole of the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus}, year = {2003}, pages = {[ix] + 794}, publisher = {Harvard University Press}, organization = {Harvard University Press}, address = {Cambridge, MA}, author = {Wilson, E.O.} } @mastersthesis {33446, title = {Toxic baiting of the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, on Christmas Island: impacts on non-target litter invertebrates}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 06; from-DPW, }, school = {BSc. (Hons.) Thesis, school of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne}, abstract = {*Cited from: Abbott, K.L., 2006, Spatial dynamics of supercolonies of the invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Diversity Distrib. 12: 101-110.*[Foragers monopolized food baits in supercolonies, which indicates that sheer abundance conferred them superior competitive and explotative abilities in those areas.]}, author = {Marr, R.} } @article {33434, title = {Field releases of the decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae) for control of imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, volume = {86}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 04; from NAL{\textquoteright}S AGRICOLA; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW; USDA-CMAVE M-3888.}, pages = {334-339}, abstract = {The little decapitating fly, Pseudacteon curvatus Borgmeier, was released at 11 sites in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee as a potential self-sustaining biocontrol agent of imported fire ants. We used a biotype from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina that parasitizes black fire ants (Solenopsis richteri Forel). Generally, several thousand flies were released as larvae in parasitized ant workers over a 1-2 week period. Pseudacteon curvatus flies were successfully established on hybrid fire ants (Solenopsis invicta x Solenopsis richteri) at a site near Talladega, Alabama where they have persisted more than two years and expanded out 5-20 km from the original release site. Flies failed to establish in Florida and Tennessee although a few 1st-generation field-reared flies were recovered at four sites in Florida. This fly is only the second parasitoid species to be successfully released against imported fire ants or any other pest ant species. Possible reasons for failures at the other sites include insufficient vegetation cover, competition with another Pseudacteon species in Florida, severe winter kill of ants at a site in Tennessee, and the possibility that the biotype of P. curvatus released was not a viable parasitoid of red imported fire ants.}, author = {Graham, L.C. and Porter, S.D. and Pereira, R.M. and Dorough, H.D. and Kelley, A.T.} } @article {33127, title = {Distribution of the two social forms of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the native South American range}, journal = {Annals of the Entomological Society of America}, volume = {96}, year = {2003}, month = {Jan-11-2003}, pages = {810 - 817}, issn = {00138746}, doi = {10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0810:DOTTSF]2.0.CO;2}, author = {Mescher, Mark C. and Ross, Kenneth G. and Shoemaker, D. Dewayne and Keller, Laurent and Krieger, Michael J. B.} } @article {32841, title = {A monographic revision of the ant genus Pristomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology}, volume = {157}, year = {2003}, month = {April}, pages = {383-542}, keywords = {Africa, ant, Asia, Australia, Formicidae, Myrmicinae, Pristomyrmex, scientific; morphology, taxonomy; distribution}, url = {http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4290885}, author = {Wang, M.} } @article {27874, title = {Invasive ants: unwanted partners in ant-plant interactions?}, journal = {Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden}, volume = {90}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, }, pages = {91-108}, abstract = {*[As invasive ants spread, their interactions with plants are inevitable \& have potentially great implications for agriculture \& conservation. When considered in the context of pre-existing models of ant-plant interactions (the higher abundance, aggressive nature, \& attraction to high-carbohydrate resources typically associated with invasive ants) lead to hypotheses about how invasive ants may differ from native ants in protecting plants from herbivores, tending of Homoptera, \& interactions affecting plant reproduction. Examples demonstrate that all 3 of these traits common to invasive ants can influence the outcome of interactions between invasive ants \& plants, but ant biology \& attributes of other organisms also determine the consequences for the plant. Drawing from these examples \& considering traits of the invasive ants, plants, \& other organisms that interact with the plant, I offer predictions for the contexts in which plants will be at high \& low risk of adverse outcomes or may benefit from interacting with an invasive ant. The potential for effects of invasive ants on plants to counteract, \& the complexity \& context-dependency, that are hallmarks of ant-plant interactions, generally, preclude drawing simple conclusions about the net impacts of invasive ants on plants. Further research on interactions between invasive ants \& plants will contribute directly to conservation \& agriculture, providing insights to invasion ecology \& our understanding of ant-plant interactions.]}, author = {Lach, L.} } @article {27882, title = {The colony structure and population biology of invasive ants}, journal = {Conservation Biology}, volume = {17}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 06; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, month = {February 2003}, pages = {48-58}, abstract = {*[Many invasive ants share a suite of characteristics that facilitate their introduction, establishment, \& subsequent range expansion. One feature of particular importance isthe ability to form numerically large, ecologically dominant colonies. Authors review the population biology of invasive ants, focusing on the role of sociality \& colony structure in their success. Specifically, they considered different hypotheses that have been proposed for the observed transitions in social structure of the 2 most well-studied ant invaders, the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, \& the red imported fire ant,Solenopsis invicta. In both species, genetic changes during or subsequent to introduction have led to alterations in social behavior \& colony structure; these, in turn, have promoted the invasive success of introduced populations. Although many other invasive ant species appear to have similar forms of social organization, little is known about the basic population biology of these species.]}, author = {Tsutsui, N.D. and Suarez, A.V.} } @article {3864, title = {Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on non-native neotropical ant-acacias (Fabales: Fabaceae) in Florida}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, volume = {86}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 04; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, month = {December}, pages = {460-463}, abstract = {*[One of the best-known symbioses in the Neotropics is the association between ant-acacias \& Pseudomyrmex ants that live in the acacia{\textquoteright}s hollow thorns. We surveyed ants on 2 species of ant-acacia, Acacia cornigera (L.) \& Acacia sphaerocephala Schlechtendal \& Chamisso, growing outside their native range at 5 sites in Florida. We found 11 ant species: 5 native Florida ants [Brachymyrmex sp. nr. obscurior, Camponotus floridanus (Buckley), Pseudomyrmex cubaensis (Forel), Pseudomyrmex ejectus (Smith), \& Pseudomyrmex elongatus (Mayr)], 2 Neotropical exotics [Camponotus sexguttatus (Fabr.) \& Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabr.)], \& 4 Old World exotics [Monomorium floricola (Jerdon), Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), Pheidole megacephala (Fabr.), \& Technomyrmex albipes (Smith)]. Only the 2 Neotropical exotics, Ps. gracilis \& C. sexguttatus, inhabited thorns with holes that appeared to have been perforated by ants as entrances. For Ps. gracilis, \& perhaps also for C. sexguttatus, their association with ant-acacias in Florida represents the reconstitution in an exotic locale of a facultative symbiosis evolved in the Neotropics.]}, author = {J K Wetterer and Wetterer, A.L.} } @article {3815, title = {The ant genus Cardiocondyla (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - A taxonomic revision of the C. elegans, C. bulgarica, C. batessi, C. nuda, C. shuckardi, C. stambuloffi, C. wroughtoni, C. emeryi, and}, journal = {Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien Serie B Botanik und Zoologie}, volume = {104}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 06; from-DPW, }, pages = {203-338}, author = {Seifert, B.} } @article {3816, title = {Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger) and H. schauinslandi (Emery) - Two morphologically and biologically distinct species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums G{\"o}rlitz}, volume = {75(1)}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from-DPW, }, pages = {61-81}, author = {Seifert, B.} } @article {3781, title = {Invasional {\textquoteright}meltdown{\textquoteright} on an oceanic island}, journal = {Ecology Letters}, volume = {6}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 06; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, month = {Published Online}, pages = {812-817}, abstract = {*[Invasion by A. gracilipes caused a rapid catostrophic shift in the rainforest ecosystem, affecting at least 3 trophic levels. Invading ants extripated the red land crab, indirectly released seedling recruitment, enhanced seedling species richness, and slowed litter breakdown. The ants formed new Homoptera association in the tree canopy, resulting in high Homoptera population and growth of sooty molds, leading to canopy dieback and tree death.]}, author = {O{\textquoteright}Dowd, D.J. and Green, P.T. and Lake, P.S.} } @article {3757, title = {The Crematogaster (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) of Costa Rica}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {151}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 03; from-DPW, }, month = {5 Mar 2003}, pages = {1-150}, abstract = {*[The taxonomy and natural history of the ant genus Crematogaster are reviewed for the Costa Rican fauna. Thirty-one species are known, \& a key is provided for these \& 2 additional species from adjacent regions of Panama. Species boundaries are evaluated over their entire range when possible. The taxonomic history of the genus is one of unbridled naming of new species \& subspecies, with no synthetic works or keys. Major taxonomic changes are proposed, with the recognition of several polytypic species with very broad ranges \& the synonymization of the many names associated with them. Crematogaster pygmaea Forel 1904, suturalis Forel 1912, ornatipilis Wheeler 1918, erici Santschi 1929, \& chacoana Santschi 1933 are synonymized under abstinens Forel 1899; centralis Santschi 1932 under acuta (Fabricius 1804); aruga Forel 1913 under arcuata Forel 1899; ludio Forel 1912, armandi Forel 1921, inca Wheeler 1925, \& cocciphila Borgmeier 1934 under brasiliensis Mayr 1878; parabiotica Forel 1904 under carinata Mayr 1862; brevispinosa Mayr 1870, minutior Forel 1893, schuppi Forel 1901, recurvispina Forel 1912, sampaioi Forel 1912, striatinota Forel 1912, townsendi Wheeler 1925, \& chathamensis Wheeler 1933 under crinosa Mayr 1862; barbouri Weber 1934 under cubaensis Mann 1920; antillana Forel 1893, sculpturata Pergande 1896, kemali Santschi 1923, accola Wheeler 1934, phytoeca Wheeler 1934, panamana Wheeler 1942, \& obscura Santschi 1929 under curvispinosa Mayr 1870; descolei Kusnezov 1949 under distans Mayr 1870; projecta Santschi 1925 under erecta Mayr 1866; carbonescens Forel 1913 under evallans Forel 1907; palans Forel 1912, ascendens Wheeler 1925, and dextella Santschi 1929 under limata F. Smith 1858; agnita Wheeler 1934 under obscurata Emery 1895; amazonensis Forel 1905, autruni Mann 1916, \& guianensis Crawley 1916 under stollii Forel 1885; surdior Forel 1885, atitlanica Wheeler 1936, \& maya Wheeler 1936 under sumichrasti Mayr 1870; tumulifera Forel 1899 \& arizonensis Wheeler 1908 under torosa Mayr 1870. The following taxa are raised to species: ampla Forel 1912, brevidentata Forel 1912, chodati Forel 1921, crucis Forel 1912, cubaensis Mann 1920, goeldii Forel 1903, malevolens Santschi 1919, mancocapaci Santschi 1911, moelleri Forel 1912, montana Borgmeier 1939, obscurata Emery 1895, rochai Forel 1903, russata Wheeler 1925, sericea Forel 1912, stigmatica Forel 1911, subtonsa Santschi 1925, tenuicula Forel 1904, thalia Forel 1911, uruguayensis Santschi 1912, \& vicina Andre 1893. The following new species are described: bryophilia, flavomicrops, flavosensitiva, foliocrypta, jardinero, levior, monteverdensis, raptor, snellingi, sotobosque, \& wardi.]}, author = {Longino, J.T.} } @article {3728, title = {Impact of the introduced yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes on Bird Island, Seychelles}, journal = {Biodiversity and Conservation}, volume = {12}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 04; from NAL{\textquoteright}S AGRICOLA; from-DPW, }, month = {Sept.}, pages = {1969-1984}, abstract = {*[The introduced yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes was first reported in Seychelles in 1969 \& now occurs on at least nine islands in the Central Seychelles. We describe the yellow crazy ant{\textquoteright}s effects on vegetation \& invertebrate communities Bird Island. First reported in 1991, in 2000 Anoplolepis occurred there at densities at least 80 times higher than on other islands in the Central Seychelles. They were associated with high densities of coccid scale insects on foliage, especially of the native tree Pisonia grandis, in some instances causing tree death.]}, author = {Hill, M. and Holm, K. and Vel, T. and Shah, N.J. and Matyot, P.} } @book {3733, title = {Ants of Japan}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 08; from-DPW, }, pages = {224}, publisher = {Gakken}, organization = {Gakken}, address = {Tokyo}, abstract = {Cited from: Paknia, et al., 2008, A preliminary checklist of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran, Myrmecol. News 11: 151-159.}, author = {Imai, H.T. and Kihara, A. and Kondoh, M. and Kubota, M. and Kuribayashi, S. and Ogata, K. and Onoyama, K. and Taylor, R.W. and Terayama, M. and Tsukii, Y. and Yoshimura, M. and Ugava, Y.} } @article {3697, title = {Exotic ants in the Canary Islands, Spain (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)}, journal = {Vieraea}, volume = {31}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 07; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, pages = {1-7}, abstract = {*[Based on recent collections, revision of preserved material, \& published lists, 12 exotic ant species may be found in the Canaries. Two species, Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) \& Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant) exist in all of the islands. The detection of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus \& its limited distribution, calls for an eradication program. Lasius neglectus, Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi, \& Tetramorium caldarium are new additions to the Canarian fauna.]}, author = {Espadaler, X. and Bernal, V.} } @article {3715, title = {A first record of Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger) (Formicidae: Ponerinae) established in Dunedin, New Zealand}, journal = {The Weta}, volume = {26}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 08; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, pages = {7-11}, abstract = {*[Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger), widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, is reported for the first time in New Zealand, from Dunedin. A colony of the ants had become established in the boiler room \& kitchen of a hotel, where they were preying on larvae \& pupae of Forcipomyia antipodum (Hudson) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), which had built up in soil near a cracked kitchen sump.]}, author = {Harris, A.C.} } @article {3667, title = {Arthropods associated with above-ground portions of the invasive tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia, in South Florida, USA}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, volume = {86}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 08; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, pages = {300-322}, abstract = {

*[Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S. T. Blake, the broad-leaved paperbark tree, has invaded ca. 202,000-ha in Florida, including portions of the Everglades National Park. We performed pre-release surveys in South Florida to determine if native or accidentally introduced arthropods exploit this invasive plant species and assess the potential for higher trophic levels to interfere with the establishment and success of future biological control agents. Here we quantify the abundance of arthropods present on the above-ground portions of saplings and small M. quinquenervia trees at 4 sites. Only 8 of the 328 arthropods collected were observed feeding on M. quinquenervia. Among the arthropods collected in the plants adventive range, 19 species are agricultural or horticultural pests. The high percentage of rare species (72.0\%), presumed to be transient or merely resting on the foliage, and the paucity of species observed feeding on the weed, suggests that future biological control agents will face little, if any, competition from pre-existing plant-feeding arthropods.]

}, author = {Costello, S.L. and Pratt, P.D. and Rayamajhi, M.B. and Center, T.D.} } @article {3683, title = {An updated list of Florida ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, volume = {86}, year = {2003}, note = {Part of FORMIS 04; from NAL{\textquoteright}S AGRICOLA; from Fire Ant Literature Database; from-DPW, verified-DPW.}, pages = {43-48}, abstract = {

The Florida list (Deyrup, M.,Johnson, C.,Wheeler, G.C., \& Wheeler, J.) published in1989 is replaced to accomodate 49 additional species now know from Florida, and 34 name changes in species already on the 1989 list. Currently, 218 species of ants are reliably reported from Florida. The native species Formica subsericea \& Solenopsis xyloni, and the exotic species Myrmelachista ramulorum \& Tetramorium lanuginosum have not been found in many years and may have been extirpated. Some taxonomic notes are given.

}, author = {Deyrup, M.} }