Abstract
The data on the fauna and biotopic distribution of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the yew-boxwood grove of the Caucasian State Natural Biosphere Reserve are presented. A total of 27 ant species were identified, belonging to 17 genera of 4 subfamilies (Dolichoderinae,Ponerinae,Formicinae, andMyrmicinae). The genera –LasiusF. andTemnothoraxMayr are the richest and include 5 species each. For the yew-boxwood grove, all species of ants are presented for the first time.
Highlights
Yew-boxwood grove – Is a small area of mixed deciduous forests of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus with an area of 300 hectares, which is located 20 km south of Sochi (Krasnodar Territory)
Yusupov) and is kept in the collection preserved of the Tembotov Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories of Russian Academy of Science
Given that this region of the Greater Caucasus belongs to the Colchics floristic region, with original and distinctive flora and fauna, the Colchian species proper are present among the ants – Nylanderia colchica and Temnothorax brauneri
Summary
Yew-boxwood grove – Is a small area of mixed deciduous forests of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus with an area of 300 hectares, which is located 20 km south of Sochi (Krasnodar Territory). This territory is part of the Caucasian State Natural Biosphere Reserve and is isolated from the main territory. We could not find any other information concerning the ants fauna of the yew-boxwood grove in the literature, so the goal was set to study the species composition and biotopic distribution of ants in this area
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