01471nas a2200169 4500008004100000022001400041245011400055210006900169260001600238300001400254490000700268520090200275100002301177700002701200700002201227856005201249 2013 eng d a0031-060300aPheidole megacephala (Fabricius 1793) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new invasive ant in the Galápagos Islands0 aPheidole megacephala Fabricius 1793 Hymenoptera Formicidae a new cJan-10-2013 a234 - 2430 v893 a

The first record and distribution of the bigheaded ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius 1793) in the Galápagos Islands are reported. Major and minor workers have been collected in the towns of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (San Cristóbal Island), Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island), Puerto Villamil (Isabela Island) and in the highlands of San Cristóbal. Field surveys and a revision of the Formicidae collection in the Invertebrates collection at the Charles Darwin Research Station (ICCDRS), California Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) suggest that this species reached the Galápagos Archipelago within the last seven years. The potential impact on native fauna of P. megacephala is discussed and appropriate measures to control and stop the spread of this species are mentioned.

1 aHerrera, Henri, W.1 aSevilla, Christian, R.1 aDekoninck, Wouter uhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3956/2013-16.102551nas a2200217 4500008004100000245004200041210004100083260002300124300001000147490000800157520192000165100002102085700002702106700001802133700002102151700001502172700002402187700002202211700002202233856007802255 2013 eng d00aFORMIDABEL: The Belgian Ants Database0 aFORMIDABEL The Belgian Ants Database bPensoft Publishers a59-700 v3063 a

FORMIDABEL is a database of Belgian Ants containing more than 27.000 occurrence records. These records originate from collections, field sampling and literature. The database gives information on 76 native and 9 introduced ant species found in Belgium. The collection records originated mainly from the ants collection in Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), the ‘Gaspar’ Ants collection in Gembloux and the zoological collection of the University of Liège (ULG). The oldest occurrences date back from May 1866, the most recent refer to August 2012. FORMIDABEL is a work in progress and the database is updated twice a year.The latest version of the dataset is publicly and freely accessible through this url: http://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource.do?r=formidabel. The dataset is also retrievable via the GBIF data portal through this link: http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14697A dedicated geo-portal, developed by the Belgian Biodiversity Platform is accessible at: http://www.formicidae-atlas.bePurpose: FORMIDABEL is a joint cooperation of the Flemish ants working group “Polyergus” (http://formicidae.be) and the Wallonian ants working group “FourmisWalBru” (http://fourmiswalbru.be). The original database was created in 2002 in the context of the preliminary red data book of Flemish Ants (Dekoninck et al. 2003). Later, in 2005, data from the Southern part of Belgium; Wallonia and Brussels were added. In 2012 this dataset was again updated for the creation of the first Belgian Ants Atlas (Figure 1) (Dekoninck et al. 2012). The main purpose of this atlas was to generate maps for all outdoor-living ant species in Belgium using an overlay of the standard Belgian ecoregions. By using this overlay for most species, we can discern a clear and often restricted distribution pattern in Belgium, mainly based on vegetation and soil types.

1 aBrosens, Dimitri1 aVankerkhoven, Francois1 aIgnace, David1 aWegnez, Philippe1 aNoé, Nico1 aHeughebaert, André1 aBortels, Jeannine1 aDekoninck, Wouter uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/formidabel-belgian-ants-database