Published May 18, 2022 | Version v1
Journal article Open

Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Poland – first record of this pantropic ant species from Europe with remarks on its biology

Creators

  • 1. Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Poznań, Poland, e-mail: michlewiczmichal@gmail.com

Description

The pantropic ant species Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890) was found in Poland and Europe for the first time. Two workers were shifted from humid soil in greenhouse in Poznań, Poland. This species coexists with two other tramp ant species – Hypoponera ergatandria (Forel, 1893) and Tetramorium insolens (Smith, 1861) in the same pavilion, as well as with one species native to Poland – Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758), which occasionally forages and nests in the building. Ethological assays with all four species were performed and their possible interactions are discussed. Number of tramp ant species found indoors in Poland is raised to 7 and total number of ant species recorded from the country is raised to 108.

Files

Entomology_31(online007).pdf

Files (1.1 MB)

Name Size Download all
md5:a52d3427fe3ab33682adf388667cf02f
1.1 MB Preview Download

Additional details

References

  • Bolton B. 1994. Identification guide to the ant genera of the world. Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press, 222 pp.
  • Bolton B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65: 1–1028.
  • Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus 25: 1–340.
  • Czechowski W., Radchenko A., Czechowska W., Vepsäläinen K. 2012. The ants of Poland with reference to the myrmecofauna of Europe. Fauna Poloniae 4. Warsaw: Natura Optima Dux Foundation, 496 pp.
  • Deyrup M., Davis L., Cover S. 2000. Exotic ants in Florida. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 126: 293–325.
  • Kolicka M., Kisielewski J., Nesteruk T., Zawierucha K. 2013. Gastrotricha from the Poznań Palm House– one new subgenus and three new species of freshwater Chaetonotida (Gastrotricha). Zootaxa 3717: 231–279.
  • Kolicka M., Dziuba M.K., Zawierucha K., Kuczyńska-Kipp en N., Kotwicki L. 2015. Palm house – biodiversity hotspot or risk of invasion? Aquatic invertebrates: The special case of Monogononta (Rotifera) under greenhouse conditions. Biologia 70: 94–103.
  • Kolicka M., Gwiazdowicz D.J., Hupało K., Jabłońska A., Kotwicki L., Kornobis F., Lamentowicz M., Magowski W., Marcisz K., Pronin M., Reczuga M.K., Olszanowski Z., Zawierucha K. 2016. Hidden invertebrate diversity – phytotelmata in Bromeliaceae from palm houses and florist wholesalers (Poland). Biologia 71: 194–203.
  • Michlewicz M., Pleskot K.A. 2017. Pierwsze stwierdzenie kosmopolitycznego gatunku mrówki Hypoponera ergatandria (Forel, 1893) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) na Roztoczu. Wiadomości Entomologiczne 36: 250–251.
  • Pisarski B. 1957. O występowaniu egzotycznych gatunków mrówek w Polsce. Fragmenta Faunistica 7: 283–289.
  • Roulston T.H., Buczkowski G., Silvermann J. 2003. Nestmate discrimination in ants: Effect of bioassay on aggressive behavior. Insectes Sociaux 50: 151–159.
  • Salata S., Michlewicz M., Szwajkowski P. 2015. Materiały do poznania myrmekofauny Polski. Wiadomości Entomologiczne 34: 57–66.
  • Seifert B. 2013. Hypoponera ergatandria (Forel, 1893) – a cosmopolitan tramp species different from H. punctatissima (Roger, 1859) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Soil Organisms 85:189–201.
  • Seifert B. 2018. The Ants of Central and North Europe. Lutra Verlags- und Vertriebsgesellschaft, Tauer, 408 pp.
  • Seifert B. 2020. A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s. str. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Soil Organisms 92(1): 15–94.
  • Wetterer J.K. 2011. Worldwide spread of the membraniferous dacetine ant, Strumigenys membranifera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 14: 129–135.
  • Wetterer J.K. 2012a. Worldwide spread of Roger's dacetine ant, Strumigenys rogeri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 16: 1–6.
  • Wetterer J.K. 2012b. Worldwide spread of Emma's dacetine ant, Strumigenys emmae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 16: 69–74.
  • Wilson E.O. 1953. The ecology of some North American dacetine ants. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 46: 479–495.
  • Zawierucha K., Szymkowiak P., Dabert M., Harvey M.S. 2012. First record of the schizomid Stenochrus portoricensis (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) in Poland, with DNA barcode data. Turkish Journal of Zoology 37: 357–361.