Abstract Plastic pollution is an emerging environmental risk, as it may negatively impact many species. However, much remains to be studied in terrestrial invertebrates, since the information which this pollutant interacts with insects and soil fauna natural environments still limited. Here, we present records of two ant species, Lasius grandis (Forel, 1909) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Monomorium...

Slave making ants of the Polyergus lucidus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) complex enslave 3 different Formica species, Formica archboldi, F. dolosa, and F. pallidefalva, in northern Florida. This is the first record of presumed P. lucidus subspecies co-occurring with and enslaving multiple Formica hosts in the southern end of their range. The behavior, colony sizes, body sizes, nest architectur...

We describe a new species of mite from Iran--Reticulolaelaps hallidayi Joharchi, Nemati & Babaeian sp. nov. (Acari: Laelapidae). The new species was collected in a nest of Tapinoma sp. (Hymnoptera: Formicidae) in Taleghan city, Alborz Province and in soil in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. Reticulolaelapsfaini is reported for the first time from Iran. The genus Reticulolaelaps is redes...

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the capacity as bioindicators litter arthropodofauna in pasture restoration Atlantic Forest Biome. Areas native forest under natural regeneration, and pastures treated with different ecological techniques were evaluated, pitfall traps. sampling period from April/2017 October/2018, bimonthly. Families Ptiliidae, Staphylinidae, Leiodidae, speci...

Se reportan los primeros registros de dos especies hormigas, i.e., Hypoponera opacior y Pseudomyrmex seminole géneros, Acanthosticus Mycetosoritis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), asociados a etapas descomposición necrotrampas colocadas en una zona semiurbana del estado Yucatán, México.

Slave making ants of the Polyergus lucidus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) complex enslave 3 different Formica species, Formica archboldi, F. dolosa, and F. pallidefulva, in northern Florida. This is the first record of presumed P. lucidus subspecies co-occurring with and enslaving multiple Formica hosts in the southern end of their range. The behavior, colony sizes, body sizes, nest architectur...