Yet another alien: a second species of Lepisiota spreading across the Canary Islands, Spain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Yet another alien: a second species of Lepisiota spreading across the Canary Islands, Spain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

The Canary Islands are a biologically important archipelago hosting many unique species, whose myrmecofauna is peculiarly rich in both endemic and introduced species. Lepisiota frauenfeldi cfr. kantarensis Forel, 1911 is reported for the first time from Fuerteventura and Tenerife. It is the second s...

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Main Authors: Enrico Schifani, Vincenzo Gentile, Antonio Scupola, Xavier Espadaler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-06-01
Series:Fragmenta entomologica
Subjects:
Macaronesia, Lepisiota frauenfeldi ssp. kantarensis, first record, myrmecofauna, exotic ants, invasive ants, tramp ants, biodiversity conservation
Online Access:http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/287

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