New state-wide records of ant species collected in Tizatlan botanical garden, Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Keywords:
faunistic studies, myrmecofauna, Puebla-Tlaxcala valley, common speciesAbstract
With the goal of increasing the known myrmecofauna of the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, specimens were collected in soil and shrub vegetation using different collecting techniques. Seventeen species belonging to 14 genera, 10 tribes and 5 subfamilies are reported for the first time increasing the total number of species known to occur in Tlaxcala to 20, genera to 17, and tribes to 12. These results demonstrate the scarcity of knowledge regarding the myrmecofauna of Tlaxcala state. Systematic sampling is recommended to further the knowledge of species inhabiting this region of Mexico.
Con el objetivo de aumentar la mirmecofauna conocida del estado de Tlaxcala, México, se recolectaron muestras en el suelo y la vegetación arbustiva con diferentes técnicas de captura. Se reportan por primera vez 17 especies pertenecientes a 14 géneros, 10 tribus y cinco subfamilias aumentando el número de especies conocidas en Tlaxcala a 20, a 17 el de géneros y el de tribus a 12. Estos resultados muestran la escasez de conocimientos sobre la mirmecofauna del estado de Tlaxcala y se recomienda un muestreo sistemático para incrementar el conocimiento de las especies que habitan en esta región de México.
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