A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines

By

General, David Emmanuel M.
Alpert, Gary D.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

200

Pages

1-111

Subjects

ant genera , Formicidae , keys , new records , Philippines , species list

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.200.2447

 

Abstract

An overview of the history of myrmecology in the Philippine archipelago is presented. Keys are provided to the 11 ant subfamilies and the 92 ant genera known from the Philippines. Eleven ant genera (12%), including 3 undescribed genera, are recorded for the first time from the Philippines. The biology and ecology of the 92 genera, illustrated by full-face and profile photo-images, of Philippine ants are summarized in the form of brief generic accounts. A bibliography of significant taxonomic and behavioral papers on Philippine ants and a checklist of valid species and subspecies and their island distributions are provided.