The first report of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in salt marshes and saline soils in the central regions of Iran

Document Type : Animal systematic

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1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

During researches carried out in saline marshlands and dandies in the central regions of Iran in the years of 1395 and 1396, 21 samples were collected by the hand-trapping method in 3 seasons of spring, summer and autumn from 5 stations. Of these, nine species belonging to 5 genera and 5 tribes and two subfamilies of Myrmicinae and Formicinae were identified. Species identified are:
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribe: Stenammini Genus: Messor Species: 1)Messor ebeninus
Tribe: Solenopsidini Genus: Monomorium Species: 2)Monomorium indicum 
3)M. rimae n. sp. Tribe: Crematogastrini Genus: Tetramorium 
Species: 4)Tetramorium sp. Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Formicini Genus: Cataglyphis 
Species: 5)Cataglyphis niger 6)C. bellicosus 7)C. setipes 8)C. lividus 
Tribe: Plagiolepidini Genus: Lepisiota Species: 9)Lepisiota dolabellae
All species are reported for the first time from salt marshes and saline soils in the central regions of Iran and also all the identified species verified by prof. Brian Taylor, a member of the Royal Society of British Entomological Society.

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Journal of Animal Environment
Volume 11, Issue 2
August 2019
Pages 339-346

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