The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community in two species of the Euphorbiaceae, Alchornea sidifolia and Croton floribundus, in an area of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil


Autoria(s): Morini, Maria Santina de C.; Kato, Luciane M.; Bueno, Odair C.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

27/05/2014

27/05/2014

07/05/2004

Resumo

The number of individuals and species richness of ants were investigated in two species of Euphorbiaceae found in three areas of differentiated flora. These areas form part of a fragment of the Atlantic Forest located in the Serra do Itapety, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Fifty eight ant species were sampled, belonging to 23 genera and 6 sub-families; 40% of the species are arboreal. The sub-family Myrmicinae was the richest in species, with Pheidole being the most diverse genus and Crematogaster the most commonly-occurring. In the three study areas, no significant differences were found between the number of individuals and the species richness of ants collected on the trunks of Euphorbiaceae. C. floribundus Spreng and A. sidifolia Muell. Arg. are similar with respect to the number of ant species sampled; the number collected being 40 and 47, respectively.

Formato

467-475

Identificador

http://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/issue/archive

Sociobiology, v. 43, n. 3, p. 467-475, 2004.

0361-6525

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/67736

WOS:000220839800006

2-s2.0-2042520119

Idioma(s)

eng

Relação

Sociobiology

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Alchornea #Croton #Euphorbia #Euphorbiaceae #Formicidae #Hymenoptera #Myrmicinae #Pheidole
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article