Undecomposed Twigs in the Leaf Litter as Nest-Building Resources for Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Areas of the Atlantic Forest in the Southeastern Region of Brazil
Table 2
The colony and nest structure of species reported in undecomposed twigs in the leaf litter of dense ombrophilous forest.
Number of workers
Number of immature ants
Twig diameter (mm)
Subfamily/species
Total nests*
Number of nests with immature ants
Variation
Average (±SD)
Variation
Average (±SD)
Variation
Average (±SD)
Dolichoderinae
Linepithema neotropicum
18
3–165
74.94 (45.83)
15
2–1317
144.94 (332.51)
10.58–59.84
24.23 (13.01)
Linepithema iniquum
3
1–121
61.66 (60.01)
3
1–28
11.33 (14.57)
16.19–24.63
19.12 (4.77)
Ectatomminae
Gnamptogenys striatula
16
5–47
19.37 (11.44)
12
1–43
16.25 (13.97)
9.76–46.19
20.53 (11.42)
Formicinae
Brachymyrmex incisus
3
2–21
13 (9.84)
2
14–42
28 (19.79)
7.53–21.36
13.48 (7.11)
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus)
4
13–68
32 (24.77)
3
23–41
33.33 (9.29)
9.41–21.68
14.77 (5.11)
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex)
2
64–97
80.5 (23.33)
2
42–82
62 (28.28)
15.85–33.55
24.7 (12.51)
Camponotus sp.8
2
10–28
19 (12.72)
2
5–36
20.5 (21.92)
16.12–23.36
19.74 (5.11)
Camponotus sp.9
2
9–34
21.5 (17.67)
2
14–128
71 (80.61)
7.6–13.94
10.77 (4.48)
Camponotus sp.10
18
4–66
27.88 (19.92)
18
3–125
44.94 (32.38)
7.85–17.18
13.60 (2.54)
Myrmelachista catharinae
18
13–458
100.16 (124.53)
16
13–537
129.68 (156.62)
5.14–25.98
13.72 (7.50)
Myrmelachista ruszkii
14
10–166
47.21 (45.92)
13
34–172
68.76 (35.52)
6.23–17.76
12.53 (4.04)
Heteroponerinae
Heteroponera mayri
7
3–31
14.42 (9.01)
7
1–31
11.42 (11.47)
5.67–21.23
14.18 (5.75)
Heteroponera dentinodis
2
4–18
11 (9.89)
2
9–38
23.5 (20.50)
14.38–22.74
18.56 (5.91)
Myrmicinae
Acanthognathus ocellatus
2
5–31
18 (18.38)
1
1
1
9.2–35.53
22.36 (18.61)
Crematogaster gr. Arthocrema
9
4–65
32.88 (25.55)
7
27–110
61 (31.13)
8.82–32.77
15.38 (7.66)
Mycetosoritis sp.1
1
13
—
1
23
—
26.29
—
Pheidole sp.6
13
3–288
65 (73.03)
13
1–78
29.53 (19.05)
4.18–26.83
14.75 (6.35)
Pheidole sp.7
11
4–103
43.45 (36.62)
8
1–113
44.37 (44.25)
8.78–33.89
14.99 (7.59)
Pheidole sp.9
3
50–113
89 (34.07)
3
38–389
208.66 (175.69)
20.66–38.44
29.71 (8.89)
Pheidole sp.13
56
2–234
64.94 (54.27)
51
1–167
40.82 (40.45)
8.82–59.73
24.10 (12.74)
Pheidole sp.14
15
2–87
32.46 (22.82)
14
3–131
28.21 (34.73)
9.29–33.86
14.64 (6.74)
Pheidole sp.43
26
4–211
53 (45.10)
22
2–268
53.45 (59.87)
8.60–147.63
20.23 (26.83)
Procryptocerus sp.1
6
11–40
24 (12.89)
6
20–54
32.83 (11.51)
10.46–16.30
13.79 (2.88)
Procryptocerus sp.2
2
9–12
10.5 (2.12)
2
3–21
12 (12.72)
12.32–15.36
13.84 (2.14)
Solenopsis wasmannii
1
26
—
1
134
—
9.19
—
Solenopsis gr. Diplorhoptrum
18
4–196
34.5 (47.91)
18
4–108
29.66 (28.18)
5.54–18.79
10.62 (4.19)
Solenopsis sp.5
4
42–185
102 (65.82)
4
17–66
37.75 (23.44)
5.58–23.21
11.41 (8.30)
Ponerinae
Hypoponera sp.4
1
13
—
—
—
—
19.88
—
Hypoponera sp.7
4
7–31
23.5 (11.21)
4
6–75
29.75 (32.06)
10.15–20.69
15.56 (4.96)
Hypoponera sp.8
2
10–46
28 (25.45)
1
10
—
12.1–35.53
24.12 (16.13)
Hypoponera sp.10
2
6–23
14.5 (12.02)
2
4–117
60.5 (79.90)
37.02–42.21
39.61 (3.66)
Pachycondyla crenata
1
2
—
1
2
—
12.13
—
Pseudomyrmecinae
Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus
3
4–18
10.33 (7.09)
3
7–58
31.33 (25.57)
8.84–23.64
14.60 (7.92)
Pseudomyrmex pallidus
5
1–97
26.80 (40.11)
5
3–100
52.40 (34.65)
8.92–23.80
13.89 (5.89)
Total species = 34
Total nests = 294
Total nests with immature ants = 264
*Nest: ≥10 workers or ≤10 workers + immature ants.
