Morphometry of Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) workers in areas of Amazonian ombrophylous forest

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v15i1.248
Keywords: Atns, PPBio, Project TEAM, Integrative taxonomy, Morphology

Abstract

Morphometry has been a useful tool in studies of ant taxonomy, helping to highlight the differences between species, thus expanding the possibilities of comparisons. Our goal was to evaluate the efficiency of morphometric measurements in the separation of Ponerinae species. The material used in the study came from field samplings from five localities carried out in areas of the Amazon rainforest. These locations are linked to two ecological projects: 1) Tropical Ecology, Assessment and Monitoring Project (TEAM) and 2) Biodiversity Research Program (PPBio). Four morphometric measurements were made: head length, mandible length, petiole length, and petiole height. We measured 157 workers belonging to 39 species and ten genera. We corroborate our hypothesis about the efficiency of morphometric measurements in the separation of some species of Ponerinae. Morphometric measurements provide additional information for the identification of Ponerinae species in the Brazilian Amazon, as well as assist in the identification of new taxa.

Author Biographies

Itanna Oliveira Fernandes, National Institute for Amazonian Research - INPA / Postgraduate

Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Rondônia (2008), mestrado em Ciências Biológicas (Entomologia) pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (2011). Possui período de doutorado sanduíche no Department of Entomology - Smithsonian Institution (2015) e doutorado em Ciências Biológicas (Entomologia) pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (2017). Pós-Doutorado pela Universidade Federal de Rondônia (Sanidade Animal). Atualmente é bolsista PNPD/CAPES no INPA, trabalhando na curadoria de Insecta do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Tem experiência na área de Zoologia, com ênfase em Sistemática Filogenética, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Formicidae, Taxonomia Integrativa, Sistemática, Evolução e Impacto ambiental.

Jorge Luiz Pereira Souza, National Institute of Atlantic Forest

Graduated in Agricultural Engineering from the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2002), Master in Biological Sciences (Entomology) (2005) and PhD in Biological Sciences (Entomology) by the National Institute of Amazonian Research (2009). Has been a postdoctoral fellow in the PNPD / CAPES (2009-2013), the Institutional Capacity Building Program - PCI-DA / INPA / CNPq (2013-2014), and the Support Program for the Fixation of Doctors in the Amazon - FAPEAM (2014-2013). 2017). I served as a visiting professor at the Institute of Exact Sciences and Technology - ICET, in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology for Amazon Resources (PPGCTRA) at the Federal University of Amazonas in Itacoatiara (2017-2019). I am currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Institutional Capacity Building Program - PCI-DA / CNPq at the National Institute of Atlantic Forest. Main topics: Ecology of communities, Monitoring and conservation of biodiversity, Analysis of spatial and temporal repetition, Use of taxon species substitutes and Use of bio-design for product and patent generation, with an emphasis on ants.

Published
2020-05-28
How to Cite
Nascimento, A., Fernandes, I., & Souza, J. (2020). Morphometry of Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) workers in areas of Amazonian ombrophylous forest. Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 15(1), 165-198. https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v15i1.248
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Vol 15 No 1 (2020): Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais
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