| Publication Type: | Thesis |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Authors: | S. T. Dash |
| University: | 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. |
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| Custom 3: | new, May 07 |
Species diversity and biogeography of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Louisianna, with notes on their ecology
Taxonomic name:
Brachymyrmex obscurior (Taxa), Camponotus atriceps (Taxa), Cardiocondyla nuda (Taxa), Cardiocondyla venustula (Taxa), Cardiocondyla wroughtonii (Taxa), Cyphomyrmex rimosus (Taxa), Hypoponera opaciceps (Taxa), Linepithema humile (Taxa), Monomorium pharaonis (Taxa), Pseudoponera stigma (Taxa), Paratrechina longicornis (Taxa), Pheidole flavens (Taxa), Pheidole moerens (Taxa), Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Taxa), Pyramica hexamera (Taxa), Pyramica margaritae (Taxa), Pyramica membranifera (Taxa), Solenopsis invicta (Taxa), Strumigenys silvestrii (Taxa), Tapinoma melanocephalum (Taxa), Tetramorium bicarinatum (Taxa)