The Neotropical Species of the Ant Genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith: Group of Gundlachi (Roger) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1959 This paper is a continuation of my series on the New World fauna of the dacetine ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith. Earlier parts, containing keys to the abbreviations for measurements and proportions, may be found in Jour. New York Ent. Soc.
William L. Brown
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New and little-known ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Bulgaria [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 Many faunistic studies on the myrmecofauna of Bulgaria have been carried out and about 180 ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from 43 genera and six subfamilies have been discovered as a result.
Albena Lapeva-Gjonova, Lech Borowiec
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Shifts in morphological covariation and evolutionary rates across multiple acquisitions of the trap-jaw mechanism in Strumigenys. [PDF]
Evolution, 2022 Abstract A long‐standing question in comparative biology is how the evolution of biomechanical systems influences morphological evolution. The need for functional fidelity implies that the evolution of such systems should be associated with tighter morphological covariation, which may promote or dampen rates of morphological evolution.
Anderson PSL.
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Forest Cover and Geographic Distance Shape Ant Assemblages in the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated how forest cover, precipitation, and spatial distance influence ant species richness and composition in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. We found that forest cover increases species richness, especially of forest specialists, while spatial distance is the main driver of variation in species composition.
Silva da Costa MM +4 more
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Strumigenys perplexa (Smith, 1876) (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) a new exotic ant to Europe with establishment in Guernsey, Channel Islands [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 Ants are continually introduced into regions outside of their natural biogeographic ranges via global trade. The genus Strumigenys Smith 1860 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) are minute predators with a growing history of global introductions, although tropical ...
Matthew T. Hamer +2 more
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Threatened endemic arthropods and vertebrates partition their diets with non-native ants in an isolated island ecosystem. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract The success of non‐native species depends on their ability to find food, which may ultimately lead to competition with native species and contribute to biodiversity loss in invaded ecosystems. Understanding which food resources are consumed is therefore crucial for evaluating how non‐native species mechanistically fit into native biological ...
Tercel MPTG +11 more
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Foraging by predatory ants: A review. [PDF]
Insect SciThis review focuses on ecological and behavioral characteristics of foraging in ants showing the wide diversity of cases. Most ants can feed on sugary substances, but some ground‐nesting species are strict predators. Except army ants during the nomadic phase, they are central‐place foragers that can recruit nestmates when necessary. They prey mostly on
Dejean A +5 more
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Taxonomy, 2023 Strumigenys is one of the largest genera of ants, and one of the few which has received relatively recent global taxonomic treatment at the species level. Despite this, many new species continue to be found in most biogeographic regions.
Júlio Cezar Mário Chaul
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Vertical Stratification Increases the Capacity of Morphological Traits to Predict Trophic Position in Neotropical Ants. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe use data from 73 Neotropical ant species to examine the strength of associations between nine morphological traits and trophic position. No individual morphological trait explained variation in the trophic position of arboreal species, whereas three traits individually correlated with the trophic position of ground species, but only weakly so ...
Vieira J +5 more
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Divergent evolution of colony-level metabolic scaling in ants. [PDF]
J Anim EcolThe study shows for the first time that the metabolic scaling of active ant colonies varies as a function of trophic level and worker polymorphism. Therefore, the ecological divergence of metabolic scaling observed in unitary organisms occurs across levels of biological organization.
Pequeno PACL, Glazier DS.
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