Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894, a globally spreading exotic ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) newly recorded from Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)
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In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol. 74, 2019, p. 83-91.
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T1 - Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894, a globally spreading exotic ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) newly recorded from Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)
AU - Staab, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Pensoft Publishers. All rights reserved.
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 -