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An overview of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the state of Maranhão, Brazil

  • Lívia Pires do Prado,
  • Rodrigo Machado Feitosa,
  • Stefania Pinzón Triana,
  • Jhonatan Andrés Muñoz Gutiérrez,
  • Guillaume Xavier Rousseau,
  • Raimunda Alves Silva,
  • Glécio Machado Siqueira,
  • Ciro Líbio Caldas dos Santos,
  • Francisco Veras Silva,
  • Thiago Sanches Ranzani da Silva,
  • Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira,
  • Rogério Rosa da Silva,
  • Joudellys Andrade-Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.38
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59

Abstract

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Abstract The state of Maranhão, located in northeastern Brazil, comprises three biomes: Amazonian, Caatinga, and the Cerrado. To date, 99 ant species have been recorded in the literature from the state. In the present work, we provide for the first time a profile of the ant fauna in the state based on data from the historical literature and Brazilian institutional collections. The updated records on ant diversity for the state of Maranhão revealed a total of 279 species, belonging to 71 genera and 10 subfamilies. In total, 180 species are recorded for the first time in the state, of which four species recorded for the first time in Brazil. In summary, apart from documenting the ant fauna of the region, these results provide a basis for further studies and may contribute to future conservation efforts for the biomes present in this complex landscape.

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