01405nas a2200169   4500008004100000245004500041210004300086260002100129300001200150490000700162520093400169100001401103700001401117700001401131700001501145856007501160       1988                        eng d00aA review of the ants of the Florida Keys0 areview of the ants of the Florida Keys  cPublished: 20 Ju  a163-1760 v713 a<p>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.</p>
1 aDeyrup, M1 aCarlin, N1 aTrager, J1 aUmphrey, G  uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/zh-hans/content/review-ants-florida-keys