A First Checklist and Diversity of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Saline Dry Lake Chott El Hodna in Algeria, a Ramsar Conservation Wetland

G. Barech; M. Khaldi; S. Ziane; A. Zedam; S. Doumandji; M. Sharaf; X. Espadaler

doi:10.4001/003.024.0143

A First Checklist and Diversity of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Saline Dry Lake Chott El Hodna in Algeria, a Ramsar Conservation Wetland

G. Barech, M. Khaldi, S. Ziane, A. Zedam, S. Doumandji, M. Sharaf, X. Espadaler

Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology

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© Entomological Society of Southern Africa. In the first study of its kind, ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) were sampled near a unique natural environment, a large saline lake, Chott El Hodna, a Ramsar ConservationWetland in eastern Algeria. The species of ants were determined at two sites, Medbah and Birkraa in spring (March-April) 2011 using pitfall trapping and hand collecting.We provide a checklist and some observations on 24 species belonging to 14 genera and four subfamilies (Dolichoderinae, Dorylinae, Formicinae and Myrmicinae). To evaluate the ant diversity, we used data from pitfall traps for calculating ecological indexes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-152
Journal	African Entomology
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4001/003.024.0143
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2016

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Algeria
checklist
chott
diversity
Formicidae

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