Analysis of the ant fauna of the Wanglang Nature Reserve, and adjacent areas, in Sichuan, China
Author of the article:LUO Cheng-Long;XU Zheng-Hui; ZHANG Xin-Min; QI Biao;RAN Mao-Jun;YUAN Ding-Yu
Author's Workplace:Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China;Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China;Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China;Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China;Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China;Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
Key Words:Formicidae; fauna; nature reserve; Sichuan
Abstract:[Objectives] To describe the ant fauna of the Wanglang
Nature Reserve, and adjacent areas, in Sichuan Province. [Methods] The sample-plot
method was used to collect ant specimens. [Results] 77 ant species belonging to 5 subfamilies
and 37 genera were collected, and their distribution, and the composition of
genera and species, analyzed. [Conclusion] The ant fauna of the nature reserve and
adjacent areas has a transitional character, from Oriental to Palearctic, and a
composition characteristic of Southwest China, Central China, North China, and
Qinghai-Tibet. At the generic level, Oriental and Palearctic genera were the
most common with the Oriental genera slightly more predominant, and Neotropical
genera the least common. At the species level, Oriental species predominated
followed by Palearctic species with Neotropical species the least common. The
ant fauna of the Wanglang Nature Reserve and adjacent areas has a composition
typical of Southwest China, similar to that of South China but most dissimilar
to that of Northeast China.