Community Structure of House-Infesting Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Southern Bahia, Brazil

Authors

  • Jacques H. C. Delabie
  • Ivan C. Do Nascimento
  • Priscila Pacheco
  • Antonio B. Casimiro

Abstract

The community structure of ants which infest houses in southern Bahia was studied. Of the 31 species collected, 8 are considered as characteristic of human habitat, even though some of them are also found in other conditions, such as in regional agrosystems. Pheidole megacephala was the dominant species and showed a negative association with most other ants, while Tapinoma melanocephalum was almost always found with other ant species. The notable absence of the species L. humile in our tests may be due to the antagonistic effects of Ph. megacephala.

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1995-06-01

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Literature Review Articles