阿拉伯蚁（福斯特，1850年）（膜翅目：蚁科）分类学与分布的更新，附图示检索表及栖息地说明

An update to the taxonomy and distribution of the Arabian Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with an illustrated key and remarks on habitats.

作者信息

Abdel-Dayem Mahmoud M, Al Dhafer Hathal Mohammed, Aldawood Abdulrahman S, Sharaf Mostafa R

机构信息

Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University Giza Egypt.

出版信息

Biodivers Data J. 2021 May 27;9:e66058. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e66058. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND

Foerster belongs to the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae and the vast majority of its species are arboreal or generalised foragers. The genus is composed of 70 described species, 22 known subspecies and six valid fossil species worldwide, while from the Arabian Peninsula, three species have been recorded so far.

NEW INFORMATION

Ants of the genus of the Arabian Peninsula are reviewed, keyed and illustrated, based on the worker caste. Three species are diagnosed, (Fabricius, 1793), Krausse, 1911 and Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012. We present the first illustrated key to the Arabian , enhanced by automontage images to facilitate species recognition. New distributional data for species are presented, based on recently-collected material from the region and literature records. Information on habitats' preference and biology of species are given.

背景

福斯特蚁属于蚁亚科长腹蚁亚科，其绝大多数物种为树栖或广义觅食者。该属在全球由70个已描述物种、22个已知亚种和6个有效化石物种组成，而到目前为止，阿拉伯半岛已记录有3个物种。

新信息

基于工蚁等级，对阿拉伯半岛福斯特蚁属蚂蚁进行了综述、检索并绘图说明。诊断出3个物种，即（法布尔，1793年）、克劳斯，1911年和沙拉夫及阿尔德伍德，2012年。我们提供了首个阿拉伯福斯特蚁属的图解检索表，并通过自动拼接图像进行强化，以方便物种识别。基于该地区最近收集的材料和文献记录，给出了物种的新分布数据。还给出了物种栖息地偏好和生物学信息。