TY - JOUR

T1 - Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894, a globally spreading exotic ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) newly recorded from Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)

AU - Staab, Michael

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PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - Exotic ants have been a prevalent ecological problem, particularly in tropical and subtropical islands. Here Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894 is recorded from the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) for the first time, where it was commonly encountered in the town Puerto de la Cruz. This is the first Canary Islands record of this species that is presumably native to Madagascar and surrounding islands. Whether or not P. alluaudi will be able to spread into natural Canary ecosystems that have a high share of endemic species is unknown.

AB - Exotic ants have been a prevalent ecological problem, particularly in tropical and subtropical islands. Here Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894 is recorded from the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) for the first time, where it was commonly encountered in the town Puerto de la Cruz. This is the first Canary Islands record of this species that is presumably native to Madagascar and surrounding islands. Whether or not P. alluaudi will be able to spread into natural Canary ecosystems that have a high share of endemic species is unknown.

KW - Biogeography

KW - Conservation

KW - Endemic species

KW - Exotic species

KW - Invasive ants

KW - Macaronesia

KW - Oceanic island

KW - Biology

KW - Ecosystems Research

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079596075&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3897/jhr.74.47315

DO - 10.3897/jhr.74.47315

M3 - Scientific review articles

AN - SCOPUS:85079596075

VL - 74

SP - 83

EP - 91

JO - Journal of Hymenoptera Research

JF - Journal of Hymenoptera Research

SN - 1070-9428

ER -