New distributional records for ants and the evaluation of ant species richness and endemism patterns in Mexico

Ants (Formicidae) in Mexico have usually been undersampled despite their ecological significance and their utility as environmental service providers and bioindicators. This study estimates the species richness and the narrow endemic species number of ants across Mexico. It also documents the presen...

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Published in:Biodiversity data journal 2021-05, Vol.9, p.e60630-e60630
Main Authors: Aguilar-Méndez, Mario J, Rosas-Mejía, Madai, Vásquez-Bolaños, Miguel, González-Hernández, Gloria Angélica, Janda, Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity & Conservation
Biogeography
distribution
Formicidae
Mexico
Nearctic
Neotropical
Taxonomic Paper
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Summary:Ants (Formicidae) in Mexico have usually been undersampled despite their ecological significance and their utility as environmental service providers and bioindicators. This study estimates the species richness and the narrow endemic species number of ants across Mexico. It also documents the presence of one species newly recorded in Mexico and 19 new state-based records of 14 species from central and north Mexico. No surveys have been performed in most of the localities where we report those records, suggesting the need for a higher sampling effort across the country. We present an ant species richness estimation and a narrow endemic ant species estimation in a grid of 0.5 degrees in Mexico. is recorded for the first time from Mexico. Additionally, new state-based records of , , , , , , , , , , , and are recorded.
ISSN:1314-2828
1314-2836
1314-2828
DOI:10.3897/BDJ.9.e60630