Survey of leaf-cutting ant species in native vegetation and monocultures in the State of Goiás, Brazil

Authors

  • Filipe Viegas de Arruda UEG
  • Marcos Antônio Pesquero
  • Marcos Filipe Pesquero
  • João Danilo dos Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v15i1.237

Keywords:

Savanna, Colony density, Agriculture, Diversity

Abstract

Leaf-cutting ants are distributed exclusively in the Americas. For this study, we sampled different areas of native vegetation and monocultures to survey the leaf-cutting ants that occur in the State of Goiás, and to what environments they are associated. We recorded six species of leaf-cutting ants: Atta sexdens, Atta laevigata, Acromyrmex subterraneus, Acromyrmex disciger, Acromyrmex ambiguus, and Acromyrmex hispidus. The last four were registered for the first time for the State of Goiás.

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Published

05/28/2020

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2020): Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais

Section

Short communications

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How to Cite

Arruda, F. V. de, Pesquero, M. A., Pesquero, M. F., & Santos, J. D. dos. (2020). Survey of leaf-cutting ant species in native vegetation and monocultures in the State of Goiás, Brazil. Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 15(1), 237-241. https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v15i1.237