Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, Türkiye

Türkiye is a very important country for faunal and floral studies due to its geographical location, the zoogeographic importance of its location and the biological richness it brings. This important area has been the subject of research on ants since second half of 19th century. However, studies on...

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Main Authors: Esra Sert, Celal Karaman
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2024-04-01
Series:Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
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description Türkiye is a very important country for faunal and floral studies due to its geographical location, the zoogeographic importance of its location and the biological richness it brings. This important area has been the subject of research on ants since second half of 19th century. However, studies on the ant fauna of the islands of Türkiye are very old and insufficient. For this reason, the ant fauna of Gökçeada, the largest island of Türkiye, was investigated by direct collecting and litter sifting methods in 2017-2018. 72 species belonging to 4 subfamilies and 23 genera were identified from 1105 ant samples obtained from 73 different localities and 16 different habitats. Among these species, Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927 and Tetramorium sahlbergi Finzi, 1936 are new records for the ant fauna of Türkiye. In addition, the ergatoid queen of Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894) was recorded for the first time outside the Afrotropical region.
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spelling doaj-art-0cda45dc34734a659db893eb3de8ef472025-08-20T02:40:23ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi2147-835X2024-04-0128239240910.16984/saufenbilder.139026828Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, TürkiyeEsra Sert0https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5893-5550Celal Karaman1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-5592TRAKYA ÜNİVERSİTESİTRAKYA ÜNİVERSİTESİTürkiye is a very important country for faunal and floral studies due to its geographical location, the zoogeographic importance of its location and the biological richness it brings. This important area has been the subject of research on ants since second half of 19th century. However, studies on the ant fauna of the islands of Türkiye are very old and insufficient. For this reason, the ant fauna of Gökçeada, the largest island of Türkiye, was investigated by direct collecting and litter sifting methods in 2017-2018. 72 species belonging to 4 subfamilies and 23 genera were identified from 1105 ant samples obtained from 73 different localities and 16 different habitats. Among these species, Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927 and Tetramorium sahlbergi Finzi, 1936 are new records for the ant fauna of Türkiye. In addition, the ergatoid queen of Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894) was recorded for the first time outside the Afrotropical region.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3535029biodiversityant faunanew recordsergatoid queenhypoponera eduardi
spellingShingle Esra Sert
Celal Karaman
Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, Türkiye
Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
biodiversity
ant fauna
new records
ergatoid queen
hypoponera eduardi
title Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, Türkiye
title_full Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, Türkiye
title_fullStr Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, Türkiye
title_full_unstemmed Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, Türkiye
title_short Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Gökçeada Island, Türkiye
title_sort myrmecofauna hymenoptera formicidae of gokceada island turkiye
topic biodiversity
ant fauna
new records
ergatoid queen
hypoponera eduardi
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3535029
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