02422nas a2200325 4500008004100000245012500041210006900166260001400235300001200249490000700261520142000268100001801688700001601706700001701722700001501739700001801754700001301772700001601785700001601801700001601817700001501833700001601848700001601864700001701880700001401897700001701911700001601928700001701944856013501961 1999 eng d00aEcological dominance by Paratrechina longicornis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an invasive tramp ant, in Biosphere 20 aEcological dominance by iParatrechina longicornisi Hymenoptera F cSeptember a381-3880 v823 a**[P. longicornis was not present in Biosphere 2 in 1990-91. By 1993 populations had increased to extremely high levels & by 1996, it was the dominant ant. The main source of carbohydrates was honeydey produced by homopterans. C. festinatus, C. mina, C. sexguttatus, C. ustus, Camponotus sp., C. steinheili, Crematogaster sp., C. minutus, D. insana, F. pruinosus, & Pheidole sp. 1 were introduced between August 1990 & August 1991 into Biospheres 2 before it was sealed. Between August 1990 & March 1991, 9 species were found: C. ectopia, C. opuntiae, H. opaciceps, L. humile, O. clarus, P. bourbonica, P. hyatti, Pheidole sp. 2, & S. xyloni. Between April 1993 & January 1994, 6 species were found: C. ectopia, H. opaciceps, P. longicornis, P. hyatti, S. xyloni, & T. bicarinatum. In November 1996 & June 1997, 10 species were found: C. wroughtoni, F. maccooki, H. opaciceps, M. floricola, P. longicornis, P. vividula, S. molesta, S. rogeri, T. melanocephalum, & T. bicarinatum. At that time all ants seen foraging were P. longicornis except for M. floricola on 5 plants, & C. wroughtoni, P. vividula, T. melanocephalum, & T. bicarinatum on one plant each. Of 28,827 ants on baits, all were P. longicornis, except for one T. bicarinatum. Of the 1193 ants extracted from 18 soil & litter samples, there were 987 P. longicornis, 200 S. molesta, 3 H. opaciceps, 1 F. maccooki, 1 M. floricola, & 1 S. rogeri.]1 aWetterer, J K1 aMiller, S E1 aWheeler, D E1 aOlson, C A1 aPolhemus, D A1 aPitts, M1 aAshton, I W1 aHimler, A G1 aYospin, M M1 aHelms, K R1 aHarken, E L1 aGallaher, J1 aDunning, C E1 aNelson, M1 aLitsinger, J1 aSouthern, A1 aBurgess, T L uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/ecological-dominance-iparatrechina-longicornisi-hymenoptera-formicidae-invasive-tramp-ant00681nas a2200133 4500008004100000245009100041210006900132260002100201300001100222490000600233520017400239100001600413856011800429 1999 eng d00aTaxonomic studies of the Japanese Formicidae, Part 6. Genus Cardiocondyla Emery0 aTaxonomic studies of the Japanese Formicidae Part 6 Genus iCardi cPublished: 10 Ap a99-1070 v13 a*[Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi n.sp., C. tsukuyomi n.sp., & C. yamauchii n.sp. are described from Japan. C. nuda (Mayr) & C. wroughtonii (Forel) are also known from Japan.]1 aTerayama, M uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/taxonomic-studies-japanese-formicidae-part-6-genus-icardiocondyla-iemery02961nas a2200133 4500008004100000245006400041210006400105300001000169490000700179520251100186100001902697700001402716856009702730 1999 eng d00aArboreal ant community of a pine forest in northern Florida0 aArboreal ant community of a pine forest in northern Florida a63-700 v923 aThe arboreal ant fauna of the longleaf and slash pine forests of the Apalachicola National Forest in northern Florida was studied using baits placed on trunks 1 m above ground level. Crematogaster ashmeadi Mayr was by far the most abundant and attracted to the baits, occurring on approximately 50% of all the trees. In addition to C. ashmeadi, another 10 species of ants, both ground-nesting and arboreal-nesting, were commonly captured. There was a strong relationship between the identity and abundance of species of ants on pines and the mean tree diameter, indicating that the ant fauna changed as trees grew. In young, recently regenerated stands, baits attracted mostly ground-nesting species of ants. Newly mated C. ashmeadi queens colonize the dead branches of pine saplings. As tree size increased, tree occupancy by C. ashmeadi rose to a maximum of 60% in middle-sized trees and fell to 50% in the largest trees. Parallel to these changes, the proportion of trees occupied by ground-nesting ants fell from 33% in the smallest pines to approximately 15% in the largest, whereas those occupied by arboreal ants other than C. ashmeadi rose from 2 to 25%. The data suggested that C. ashmeadi is a dominant ant species with which other species do not easily coexist. Coexistence of arboreal ants increased with tree size such that the proportion of trees with >1 species increased steadily from approximately 4% in the smallest pines to approximately 19% in the largest. The total number of species was about the same in small, medium, and large trees, but the identity of these species changed. As in other ant communities, the assembly of the arboreal ant community in this pine forest is probably an example of the nested-subset phenomenon. That is, the occurrence of species is determined by their ability to coexist with the dominant, aggressive, large-colonied species, in case, C. ashmeadi.*[Bait was 1-cm filter-paper discs dipped into a slurry of 2-parts whitefish cat food, blended with 1-pat water & 0.25-parts vegetable oil. Discs were placed on N, W, S, & E sides of 4,766 tree trunks at breast height. Crematogaster ashmeadi was found on @ 50% of the trees. Baits were never shared, but more than one species could be found on one tree. Tree fauna changed as trunk size increases, with ground dwelling species becoming less common. S. invicta was an early successional species being most abundant in recently regenerated pine stands, & dropped steadily as trunk size increased.]1 aTschinkel, W R1 aHess, C A uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/arboreal-ant-community-pine-forest-northern-florida00489nas a2200133 4500008004100000245005800041210005800099260003900157100001700196700001800213700001500231700001300246856009600259 1999 eng d00aManaging insect invasions by watching other countries0 aManaging insect invasions by watching other countries aThe NetherlandsbKluwer, Dordrecht1 aSamways, M J1 aSandlund, O T1 aP.J. Schei1 aViken, A uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/managing-insect-invasions-watching-other-countries00665nas a2200109 4500008004100000245005900041210005300100260006200153520023200215100001700447856009100464 1999 eng d00aThe biogeography, behavior, and ecology of exotic ants0 abiogeography behavior and ecology of exotic ants bPh.D. dissert., University of Colorado at Boulder, 178 p.3 a[Dissert. Abstr. Int. B 60: 1401] [Order # AAG9925419]Abstract at: Organización para Estudios Tropicales, (OET), Costa Rica Bibliografía Nacional en Biología Tropical, (BINABITROP) http://orton.catie.ac.cr/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/ 1 aMcGlynn, T P uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/biogeography-behavior-and-ecology-exotic-ants01606nas a2200133 4500008004100000245008700041210006900128260002100197300001200218490000700230520109800237100001701335856012001352 1999 eng d00aThe worldwide transfer of ants: geographical distribution and ecological invasions0 aworldwide transfer of ants geographical distribution and ecologi cPublished: May 1 a535-5480 v263 a*S. wagneri = S. invicta, [S. wagneri has been supressed in favor of S. invicta, Anon. 2001].*[147 ant species in 49 genera have been recorded outside of their native habitat. The proportion of transferred ants is similar to the number of genera & species in each subfamily. The species-rich subfamily Myrmicinae contains nearly 50% of all transferred species, while many of the species-poor subfamilies have absolutely no transferred species. A disproportionate high number of transferred ants originate from the Neotropical & Oriental biogeographic regions. The Pacific Islands are the recipients of the most transferred ant species. Most transferred ants belong to the cryptic, opportunist, or generalized myrmicine functional groups. There are no recorded transfers of army ants or leaf-cutting ants. Both invasive & human commensal "tramp" ant species are nonrandom subsets of transferred ants. "Tramp" species & invasive species tend to have widespread geographical distributions, & share life history characteristics including queen number, nest structure, & foraging behavior.]1 aMcGlynn, T P uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/worldwide-transfer-ants-geographical-distribution-and-ecological-invasions01073nas a2200121 4500008004100000245008200041210006900123300001200192490000700204520061300211100001400824856011300838 1999 eng d00aMale polymorphism in the ant Cardiocondyla minutior (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)0 aMale polymorphism in the ant Cardiocondyla minutior Hymenoptera  a251-2580 v233 aMales of the myrmicine ant Cardiocondyla minutior may be either winged and similar to normal ant males in morphology and behavior, or aggressive, wingless and workerlike in external appearence ("ergatoid"). Compared to other ant males, spermatogenesis appears to be prolonged in both male morphs, though the testes had completely degenerated in winged males 20d after eclosion. A comparative investigation supports the hypothesis that only ergatoid males are produced in those Cardiocondyla species that have on average large colony sizes, whereas both male morphs co-occur in species with small colony size.1 aHeinze, J uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/male-polymorphism-ant-cardiocondyla-minutior-hymenoptera-formicidae00860nas a2200157 4500008004100000245011100041210006900152260003700221300001000258520023200268100001500500700001600515700001400531700002100545856013600566 1999 eng d00aBeneficial effects of black ants (Dolichoderus thoracicus Smith) in sapodilla production in Vietnam0 aBeneficial effects of black ants iDolichoderus thoracicusi Smith aWallingford, UKbCABI Publishing a29-333 a

*[These ants reduce the fruit borer Alophia sp. as shown by ant-exclusion experiments. Some farmers believe they reduce detrimental ant species which attend scales and mealy bugs, and suppress pod borers & mirids.]

1 aCuc, N T T1 aVan Mele, P1 aLoke, W H1 aSastroutomo, S S uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/beneficial-effects-black-ants-idolichoderus-thoracicusi-smith-sapodilla-production-vietnam00700nas a2200145 4500008004100000245007500041210006900116260002100185300001000206490000800216520018100224100002000405700002100425856010800446 1999 eng d00aDiversity and adaptation in the ant genus Cephalotes, past and present0 aDiversity and adaptation in the ant genus Cephalotes past and pr cPublished: May 1 a1-8890 v2713 a

*[Cephalotes = Zacryptocerus n. syn. = Eucryptocerus n. syn. = Exocryptocerus n. syn. Contains n.sp. described by C. Baroni Urbani, M.L. De Andrade, or R.R. Snelling.]

1 aDe Andrade, M L1 aBaroni Urbani, C uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/diversity-and-adaptation-ant-genus-cephalotes-past-and-present