| Literature DB >> 25632248 |
Fransina Latumahina1, Michaela Borovanska2, Nugroho Susetya Putra3, Milan Janda2.
Abstract
The present checklist of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Ambon is the first comprehensive overview of ant species recorded on the island during the last 150 years. The species list is based on literature and museum collections' records combined with data from our field survey in 2010. In total, there are 74 ant species and subspecies representing 34 genera and six subfamilies known from Ambon. Five of the species found in undisturbed forest were exotic and indicate the overall habitat degradation on the island. The largest proportion of Ambon ant fauna are species with affinities to the Oriental region and species of Oriental-Austro-Melanesian origin. At least 20% of the species are regional endemics. In comparison to other islands in the region, the Ambon fauna seems more diverse and better sampled; however it is clear that a large part of it still remains to be described.Entities:
Keywords: Indo-Australia; Indonesia; Melanesia; Moluccas; Wallacea; biodiversity; biogeography; habitat preferences; invasive species; species distributions; taxonomy
Year: 2015 PMID: 25632248 PMCID: PMC4304029 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.472.8441
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zookeys ISSN: 1313-2970 Impact factor: 1.546
Figure 1.The cumulative number of species (Sobs) for 450 samples collected at both habitat types: A undisturbed forest B secondary forest. Each curve represents the average of 1000 replicate randomizations of samples order. Richness estimator ICE (mean) and average number of singletons are shown with dashed lines.
Figure 2.Biogeographic associations of valid ant species occurring on Ambon Island. The distribution categories reflected main areas of occurrence (see text). The abbreviations refer to following biogeographic regions and their combinations: AU – Australia, MEL – Melanesia, MIC – Micronesia, MOL – Moluccas, ORI – Oriental region, PAL – Palearctic region, POLY – Polynesia.
List of valid species recorded from the Ambon Island arranged by subfamily, genus and species. Column ‘Habitat’ refers to habitat type at which species was recorded during this study, U = undisturbed forest; S = secondary forest. Abbreviations in ‘Distribution’ category refer to following biogeographic regions: AU – Australia, MEL – Melanesia, MIC – Micronesia, ORI – Oriental region, PAL – Palearctic region, POLY – Polynesia, Intro. – introduced species, Wide – widespread species.
| Taxon | Author | Distribution | Habitat (U/S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Smith F, 1860) | ORI, AU, MEL | ||
| (Smith F, 1860) | ORI | U, S | |
| Roger, 1863 | Wide | U, S | |
| Forel, 1901 | AU, MEL | ||
| Fabricius, 1793 | Intro. | U, S | |
| Roger, 1862 | ORI,AU,MEL | ||
| (Smith F, 1857) | Intro. | U, S | |
| Forel, 1908 | ORI | ||
| (Smith F, 1859) | MEL | ||
| Karavaiev, 1929 | Ambon | ||
| Karavaiev, 1930 | Ambon | ||
| Karavaiev, 1927 | ORI | ||
| (Fabricius, 1775) | ORI, AU, MEL | U, S | |
| Karavaiev, 1930 | Moluccas | ||
| (Latreille, 1802) | Intro. | U, S | |
| (Le Guillou, 1842) | ORI, AU | ||
| Smith F, 1857 | ORI, PAL, AU, MEL | U, S | |
| Smith F, 1860 | ORI, AU, MEL | ||
| Mayr, 1862 | ORI | U | |
| Forel, 1911 | Ambon, Seram | ||
| Karavaiev, 1930 | Ambon | ||
| Emery, 1897 | ORI, AU, MEL | ||
| Karavaiev, 1927 | AU,MEL | ||
| Karavaiev, 1927 | Ambon | ||
| Smith F, 1871 | MEL | ||
| Smith F, 1871 | ORI, MEL | ||
| Smith F, 1860 | ORI, AU, MEL | ||
| Santschi, 1928 | Ambon | ||
| Emery, 1887 | Ambon | ||
| Karavaiev, 1927 | Ambon | ||
| Karavaiev, 1927 | Ambon | ||
| Dahl, 1901 | MEL | ||
| (Latreille, 1802) | ORI, AU, MEL | ||
| Smith F, 1859 | AU, MEL | U, S | |
| Karavaiev, 1927 | Ambon | ||
| André, 1887 | Moluccas | ||
| Smith F, 1857 | ORI | ||
| Emery, 1887 | MEL | ||
| (Smith F, 1860) | ORI | ||
| Emery, 1911 | Ambon | ||
| Emery, 1887 | ORI, AU, MEL | ||
| Karavaiev, 1935 | Moluccas | ||
| Karavaiev, 1930 | Ambon | ||
| Viehmeyer, 1922 | ORI | U, S | |
| (Linnaeus, 1758) | Intro. | U, S | |
| Karavaiev, 1930 | Ambon | ||
| Smith F, 1860 | ORI | ||
| Karavaiev, 1935 | Ambon | ||
| (Fabricius, 1804) | Intro. | U, S | |
| Emery, 1887 | ORI | ||
| Mayr, 1870 | ORI, AU, MEL | ||
| Mayr, 1870 | Wide | U | |
| (Le Guillou, 1842) | ORI, MEL | ||
| Smith F, 1858 | MEL, Moluccas | ||
| Smith F, 1858 | Wide | U | |
| (Smith F, 1858) | ORI | U | |
| Karavaiev, 1925 | Moluccas, MIC | ||
| Karavaiev, 1935 | AU, MEL | ||
| Smith F, 1859 | Wide | U |
List of unidentified and undescribed species collected during our survey of Sirimau forest, Ambon. U = undisturbed forest; S = secondary forest.
| Taxon | Ident. note | Habitat | Voucher code |
|---|---|---|---|
| U, S | FLAM10/0125 | ||
| U, S | FLAM10/0073 | ||
| U | FLAM10/0001 | ||
| U | FLAM10/0040 | ||
| cf. | U, S | FLAM10/0013 | |
| U, S | FLAM10/0121 | ||
| U | FLAM10/0044 | ||
| cf. | U, S | FLAM10/0051 | |
| cf. | U | FLAM10/0037 | |
| U | FLAM10/0027 | ||
| U | FLAM10/0026 | ||
| cf. | U, S | FLAM10/0018 | |
| U | FLAM10/0012 | ||
| U, S | FLAM10/0141 | ||
| U, S | FLAM10/0125A |