Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activity

Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855) is a hypogeous ant species with a poorly known biology. Usually, alate or dealate queens are recorded by myrmecologists. Data on the species distribution is scarce. However, the species occurs mainly in the southern part of Europe. In Romania, the species was previou...

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Main Authors: Ioan Tăușan, Cosmin Turceanu
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/141569/download/pdf/
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description Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855) is a hypogeous ant species with a poorly known biology. Usually, alate or dealate queens are recorded by myrmecologists. Data on the species distribution is scarce. However, the species occurs mainly in the southern part of Europe. In Romania, the species was previously known from only two locations. Herein, we report new records of the species during a 6-year observation period. Insights on the species swarming activity are given.
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spelling doaj-art-b45eaf1d10314477ace862d5a7b97b882025-01-02T08:31:57ZengPensoft PublishersTravaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”2247-07352024-12-0167241541910.3897/travaux.67.e141569141569Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activityIoan Tăușan0Cosmin Turceanu1Lucian Blaga University of SibiuOvidius University ConstanţaCryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855) is a hypogeous ant species with a poorly known biology. Usually, alate or dealate queens are recorded by myrmecologists. Data on the species distribution is scarce. However, the species occurs mainly in the southern part of Europe. In Romania, the species was previously known from only two locations. Herein, we report new records of the species during a 6-year observation period. Insights on the species swarming activity are given.https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/141569/download/pdf/anthropogenic habitatsDobrogeahypogaeic specie
spellingShingle Ioan Tăușan
Cosmin Turceanu
Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activity
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”
anthropogenic habitats
Dobrogea
hypogaeic specie
title Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activity
title_full Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activity
title_fullStr Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activity
title_full_unstemmed Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activity
title_short Rare or Overlooked? The Ponerine Ant, Cryptopone ochracea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): An Updated Distribution in Romania with insights on the species swarming activity
title_sort rare or overlooked the ponerine ant cryptopone ochracea hymenoptera formicidae an updated distribution in romania with insights on the species swarming activity
topic anthropogenic habitats
Dobrogea
hypogaeic specie
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