Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
The ant fauna of Quetta, Northern Pakistan was studied using hand collected samples. A total of 1865 individuals were sampled comprising of seven species belonging to three subfamilies. A preliminary checklist of the ant species collected from Quetta city is presented. The most common subfamily obse...
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| author | Ali Ahmed, Hina Noor, Sabina Sani, Imran Ali Kanwal, Safoora Khudaidad, Shereen Khawar, Masooma |
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| description | The ant fauna of Quetta, Northern Pakistan was studied using hand collected samples. A total of 1865 individuals were sampled comprising of seven species belonging to three subfamilies. A preliminary checklist of the ant species collected from Quetta city is presented. The most common subfamily observed was Myrmicinae with an abundance value of 66.8% and the most frequent species encountered was the Myrmicine Pharoah Ant, Monomorium pharaonis (60%). The least common species encountered were Solenopsis invicta (Fire ant) and Tetramorium sessile (Pavement ant), also belonging to the subfamilyMyrmicinae with an abundance value of 3.2% and 3%, respectively. The subfamilies Formicinae (3 species) and Dolichoderinae (1 species) were found to be moderately common with abundance values of 18% and 15%, respectively. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-82252015-02-04T09:13:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8225/ Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan Ali Ahmed, Hina Noor, Sabina Sani, Imran Ali Kanwal, Safoora Khudaidad, Shereen Khawar, Masooma The ant fauna of Quetta, Northern Pakistan was studied using hand collected samples. A total of 1865 individuals were sampled comprising of seven species belonging to three subfamilies. A preliminary checklist of the ant species collected from Quetta city is presented. The most common subfamily observed was Myrmicinae with an abundance value of 66.8% and the most frequent species encountered was the Myrmicine Pharoah Ant, Monomorium pharaonis (60%). The least common species encountered were Solenopsis invicta (Fire ant) and Tetramorium sessile (Pavement ant), also belonging to the subfamilyMyrmicinae with an abundance value of 3.2% and 3%, respectively. The subfamilies Formicinae (3 species) and Dolichoderinae (1 species) were found to be moderately common with abundance values of 18% and 15%, respectively. Pusat Sistematik Serangga ,UKM 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed application/msword en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8225/1/cc_2015-02-04_0957_1.DOC Ali Ahmed, Hina and Noor, Sabina and Sani, Imran Ali and Kanwal, Safoora and Khudaidad, Shereen and Khawar, Masooma (2013) Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Serangga, 18 (2). pp. 47-59. ISSN 1394-5130 http://www.ukm.my/cis/index.php/en/ |
| spellingShingle | Ali Ahmed, Hina Noor, Sabina Sani, Imran Ali Kanwal, Safoora Khudaidad, Shereen Khawar, Masooma Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| title | Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
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| title_full | Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
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| title_fullStr | Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
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| title_full_unstemmed | Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
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| title_short | Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
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| title_sort | ant fauna hymenoptera formicidae of quetta balochistan pakistan |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8225/1/cc_2015-02-04_0957_1.DOC |
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