Distribution of the introduced ponerine ant

Distribution of the introduced ponerine ant

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Zusammenfassung
Pachycondyla sennaarensis ist die häufigste Ameise in
den Savannen des Sudan. Die Art ernährt sich unter anderem granivor, was innerhalb der Ponerinen als einzigartig
gilt. Pachycondyla sennaarensis wurde 1985 aus SaudiArabien gemeldet, und 1997 aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, wobei es sich hier um eine junge Einschleppung handelt. Im Jahr 2004 wurde die stechende
Ameise aus dem südlichen Iran gemeldet, wo sie sich jetzt
rasch in den meisten menschlichen Siedlungsgebieten ausbreitet. Die vorliegende Arbeit berichtet anhand von Feldstudien und Bestimmungen von Museumsmaterial über die
aktuelle Verbreitung von P. sennaarensis im Iran. Diese ist
derzeit auf die südlichen Provinzen Sistan-Baluchestan,
Kerman, Fars, Hormozgan und Bushehr beschränkt, wobei das weltweit nördlichste Vorkommen der Art in der
Stadt Jiroft liegt.
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