Second Record and DNA Barcode of the Ant Tyrannomyrmex rex Fern?ndez (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae).
- Authors
- Delsinne, Thibaut Dominique
- Format
- Article
- Status
- publishedVersion
- Description
Tyrannomyrmex is a rarely collected ant genus from Old World tropical forests comprising only three described species, all of them known from a single worker. Here we report the discovery of a second worker of Tyrannomyrmex rex from a selectively logged primary forest of Singapore, increasing the known distribution range of the species to nearly 250 km South-East. We also provide a DNA barcode for the species and a partial sequence of the wingless gene. Although insufficient evidence prevents us to draw any firm conclusion, the genus seems to be restricted to pristine or relatively undisturbed forests and, as a result, could be highly sensitive to habitat degradation.
Universidad T?cnica Particular de Loja
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279788535_Second_Record_and_DNA_Barcode_of_the_Ant_Tyrannomyrmex_rex_Fernandez_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_Myrmicinae
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Language
- eng
- Topic
- SOLENOPSIDINI
SINGAPORE
PRIMARY FOREST
LEAFLITTER ANT
DNA BARCODING
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
- Repository
- Repositorio SENESCYT
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- openAccess