An undesirable presence: first record of the exotic ant Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) for Peru

By

Brunetta, Vitória
Feitosa, Rodrigo Machado

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-12-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1397--1403

Subjects

biological invasion , Conservation , Distribution , flower ants , impacts

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.6.1397

 

Abstract

Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851) is an invasive exotic ant species due to its occurrence outside its native range, its impacts on native species, and economic harm. This study presents the first records of M. floricola in Peru, which were collected during field courses in 2012 and 2013 in disturbed areas of the Peruvian Amazon. Given the distance between the recorded locations, its invasive potential, and the previously reported impacts, we emphasize that this is an alarming situation that requires further research on its occurrence and impacts in this region.