supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32270467,32020103006);National Research Foundation of Ukraine(2020/02/0369 to A.G.R.);CONCYTEC through the PROCIENCIA“Interinstitutional Alliances for Doctorate Programs”(PE501084299-2023-PROCIENCIA-BM to M.S.E.)。
Most described Mesozoic ants belong to stem groups that existed only during the Cretaceous period.Previously,the earliest known crown ants were dated to the Turonian(Late Cretaceous,ca.94-90 million years ago(Ma))depo...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31960108);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi(2018GXNSFAA294005);the National Animal Collection Resource Center of China,the Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection(Guangxi Normal University);the Ministry of Education and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology(Guangxi Normal University)。
Three species of the ant genus Echinopla are recognized in China:E.cherapunjiensis,E.striata and E.lateropilosa.The last one is recorded for the first time in China.Morphological descriptions,measurements,distribution...
Climatic conditions affect the richness of ants resulting in number variation throughout the year. The ants present in the Neotropical system Acacia-Pseudomyrmex have been previously studied considering only ...