Yet another alien: a second species of Lepisiota spreading across the Canary Islands, Spain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/287Keywords:
Macaronesia, Lepisiota frauenfeldi ssp. kantarensis, first record, myrmecofauna, exotic ants, invasive ants, tramp ants, biodiversity conservationAbstract
The Canary Islands are a biologically important archipelago hosting many unique species, whose myrmecofauna is peculiarly rich in both endemic and introduced species. Lepisiota frauenfeldi cfr. kantarensis Forel, 1911 is reported for the first time from Fuerteventura and Tenerife. It is the second species of Lepisiota introduced in the archipelago in the last few years, and one of the few documented cases in which Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Mayr, 1855) s.l. acts as a successful tramp species. Comments are also given on taxonomic problems involving the L. frauenfeldi-group and related taxa. Finally, new additional information and comments are presented on the distribution of other alien ants species from the Canary Islands [Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrásfalvy, 1990, Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862) and Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)].Downloads
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Published
2018-06-28
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Schifani, E., Gentile, V., Scupola, A. and Espadaler, X. (2018) “Yet another alien: a second species of Lepisiota spreading across the Canary Islands, Spain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)”, Fragmenta entomologica, 50(1), pp. 61–64. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/287.
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Short Scientific Notes