Research Article

Annual and Seasonal Changes in the Structure of Litter-Dwelling Ant Assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Atlantic Semideciduous Forests

Table 1

Number of hits (records) and overall frequency (%) of ant species per IMA, LG, and TM.

Species20052006
LGTMLGTMFrequency
(%)
WetDryWetDryWetDryWetDry

Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) sp127262327343632663.13
Pyramica denticulata (Mayr, 1887)21161152722191943.75
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 190112221228422131840.94
Strumigenys elongata Roger,18631396122113161833.75
Hypoponera trigona (Mayr, 1887)161891315241932.81
Pheidole diligens Smith F., 18581711151121152432.81
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 19051211819197151232.19
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum)sp529724613311430.31
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 18901312111181912729.06
Pheidole cf. flavens Roger, 186351431181616925.63
Crematogaster longispina Emery,18901413517517821.88
Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger,1863)966426111120.00
Strumigenys cf. silvestrii Emery, 1906131111291619.38
Pheidole cf. dimidiata (Emery, 1894)162161751817.50
Pheidole midas Wilson, 2003711251991117.19
Carebarella sp1522811414816.88
Sericomyrmex cf. bondari Borgmeier, 1937145195126116.56
Apterostigma gp. pilosum Mayr, 186568111413314.38
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) sp24751336814.38
Brachymyrmex longicornis Forel, 1907113991213.75
Pachycondyla gp. harpax (Fabricius,1804)946253310.00
Solenopsis sp411117119.69
Pheidole cf. minutula Mayr, 187815841119.38
Brachymyrmex sp3151859.06
Pyramica crassicornis (Mayr,1887)65134199.06
Cyphomyrmex tranversus Emery, 189411145788.44
Octostruma iheringi (Emery,1888)211127578.13
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) sp637452137.81
Hylomyrma reitteri (Mayr,1887)3523937.81
Solenopsis cf. terricola Menozzi, 193145323357.81
Octostruma rugifera (Mayr, 1887)45586.88
Hypoponera sp635111916.56
Pyramica eggersi (Emery,1890)1111526.25
Crematogaster nigropilosa Mayr, 1887675116.25
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893131332245.94
Carebara panamensis (Wheeler, 1925)2214455.63
Rogeria besucheti Kluger, 19942142455.63
Discothyrea sexarticulata Borgmeier,1954125455.31
Megalomyrmex modestus Emery, 18962313265.31
Crematogaster limata Smithi F., 18583461115.00
Paratrechina sp4117244.69
Ectatomma permagnum Forel, 190831132314.38
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 187465114.06
Octostruma cf. balzani (Emery, 1894)24614.06
Carebara urichi (Wheeler, 1922)11211153.75
Dolichoderus imitator Emery, 189444313.75
Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus Forel, 19122221133.44
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus andigenus Emery, 19031331213.44
Hylomyrma sp2211343.44
Pyramica sp51553.44
Strumigenys perparva (Brown, 1958)1111513.13
Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961341113.13
Pheidole sp9463.13
Brachymyrmex sp5362.81
Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier,1792)211322.81
Pachycondyla venusta Forel, 19121211132.81
Pyramica alberti (Forel, 1893)362.81
Pyramica brevicornis (Mann, 1922)1123112.81
Brachymyrmex cf. pictus Mayr, 188721142.50
Ectatomma suzanae Almeida, 198631312.50
Hypoponera foreli (Mayr, 1887)311122.50
Hypoponera cf. punctatissima (Roger 1859)262.50
Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909112222.50
Pyramica subedentata (Mayr, 1887)211222.50
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 19121113112.50
Hypoponera sp83222.19
Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus,1758)131112.19
Wasmannia cf. sigmoidae (Mayr, 1884)72.19
Acanthognathus ocellatus Mayr, 188711131.88
Brachymyrmex sp7511.88
Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith F., 186012211.88
Pachycondyla gilberti Kempf, 1960111121.88
Pheidole sp133211.88
Pyramica maynei (Forel, 1916)3211.88
Solenopsis sp161321.88
Strumigenys precava (Brown, 1954)12211.88
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893141.56
Apterostigma sp5321.56
Brachymyrmex sp4411.56
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) melanoticus Emery, 189411121.56
Megalomyrmex goeldii Forel, 191251.56
Pheidole sp1251.56
Solenopsis sp6231.56
Linepithema pulex Wild, 2007111111.56
Wasmannia sp31121.25
Cryptomyrmex longinodus Férnandez & Brandão, 2003221.25
Amblyopone lurilabes Lattke, 19911211.25
Crematogaster acuta (Fabricius,1804)41.25
Gnamptogenys porcata (Emery,1896)1121.25
Paratrechina steinheili (Forel, 1893)131.25
Pheidole sp141121.25
Pheidole sp16131.25
Wasmannia rochai Forel, 191211111.25
Amblyopone cf. armigera Mayr, 18971110.94
Brachymyrmex sp8120.94
Camponotus (Mymocladoecus) latangulus Roger, 1863210.94
Camponotus (Myrmophaenus) novogranadensis Mayr, 18701110.94
Crematogaster sp3210.94
Cyphomyrmex peltatus (Kempf, 1966)120.94
Eurhopalothrix prox. bruchi Santischi, 19221110.94
Gnamptogenys gracilis (Santischi, 1929)120.94
Octostruma sp41110.94
Paratrechina sp6120.94
Solenopsis sp14210.94
Trachymyrmex prox. relictus Borgmeier, 19341110.94
Azteca cf. alfari Emery, 1893110.63
Camponotus femoratus (Fabricius,1804)110.63
Cephalotes pusillus (Klug,1824)110.63
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 186220.63
Hylomyrma sp3110.63
Hypoponera sp12110.63
Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler W.M., 1909110.63
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 189320.63
Myrmelachista (Hincksidris) sp2110.63
Pachycondyla verenae (Forel, 1922)110.63
Pheidole sp4110.63
Pseudomyrmex tenius (Fabricius, 1804)20.63
Rogeria microma Kempf, 196120.63
Solenopsis sp320.63
Stegomyrmex olindae Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 200820.63
Wasmannia cf. lutzi Forel, 190820.63
Acanthognathus prox. rudis Brown & Kempf, 196910.31
Acropyga smithii Forel, 189310.31
Anochetus diegensis Forel, 191210.31
Brachymyrmex sp910.31
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 189410.31
Camponotus (Myrmoclaedocus) bidens Mayr, 187010.31
Camponotus (Mymocladoecus) crassus (Mayr, 1862)10.31
Camponotus (Mymocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 189010.31
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 187010.31
Carebara pilosa Férnandez, 200410.31
Cephalotes maculatus (Smith F.,1876)10.31
Cerapachys splendens Borgmeier, 195710.31
Crematogaster sp810.31
Dolichoderus lutosus Smith F., 185810.31
Eciton burchelli (Westwood, 1842)10.31
Gnamptogenys sp310.31
Heteroponera angulata Borgmeier, 195910.31
Hypoponera sp1010.31
Hypoponera sp1310.31
Hypoponera sp1710.31
Labidus coecus (Latreille, 1802)10.31
Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)10.31
Myrmelachista sp110.31
Myrmelachista sp310.31
Neivamyrmex sp110.31
Nesomyrmex spininoidis Mayr, 188710.31
Nesomyrmex wilda Smith M.R., 194310.31
Pachycondyla ferruginea Smithi F., 185810.31
Pachycondyla villosa inversa Smith F., 185810.31
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 187010.31
Pheidole sp1710.31
Pseudomyrmex gp. pallidus Smith F., 185510.31
Pyramica appretiata (Borgmeier, 1954)10.31
Rogeria scobinata (Kluger, 1994)10.31
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith F., 185810.31
Solenopsis sp1510.31
Strumigenys sublonga Brown, 195810.31
Strumigenys schmalzi Emery, 190510.31
Wasmannia villosa Emery, 189410.31