Estudio taxonómico de formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) de la reserva de la biosfera

Abstract

Se analizó la Mirmecofauna de la reserva de la biosfera El Cielo, en Tamaulipas México de agosto de 2013 a agosto del 2014, se colectaron 7,165 hormigas, distribuidas en ocho subfamilias, destacándose Myrmicinae como la subfamilia más diversa, seguida de Ponerinae, Dolichoderinae, Formicinae, Dorylinae, Ectatomminae, Proceratiinae y Pseudomyrmecinae. Se obtuvieron cinco nuevos registros para México, 17 para Tamaulipas y 28 para “El Cielo”; Se realizaron 19 claves: una a nivel de subfamilia, cinco para géneros y 13 para especies. Se conformó la base de datos FORMICA REBC con 556 registros. _______________ TAXONOMIC STUDY OF FORMICIDAE (INSECTA: Hymenoptera) FROM BIOSPHERE RESERVE "EL CIELO", TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO. ABSTRACT: The Mirmecofauna of “El Cielo” biosphere reserve was analyzed in Tamaulipas, Mexico from August 2013 to August 2014; 7,165 ants were collected, distributed in eight subfamilies, with Myrmicinae as the most diverse subfamily, followed by Ponerinae, Dolichoderinae, Formicinae, Dorylinae, Ectatomminae, Proceratiinae and Pseudomyrmecinae. Five new records were obtained to Mexico, 17 to Tamaulipas and 28 to "El Cielo"; 19 taxonomic keys were elaborated: one at the subfamily level, five to genera and 13 to species. The FORMICA REBC database was set up with 556 records.