title: Ants of Ambon Island - diversity survey and checklist.
abstract: The present checklist of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Ambon is the first comprehensive overview of ant species recorded on the island during the last 150 years. The species list is based on literature and museum collections' records combined with data from our field survey in 2010. In total, there are 74 ant species and subspecies representing 34 genera and six subfamilies known from Ambon. Five of the species found in undisturbed forest were exotic and indicate the overall habitat degradation on the island. The largest proportion of Ambon ant fauna are species with affinities to the Oriental region and species of Oriental-Austro-Melanesian origin. At least 20% of the species are regional endemics. In comparison to other islands in the region, the Ambon fauna seems more diverse and better sampled; however it is clear that a large part of it still remains to be described.
authors: Faculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University, Jalan Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia ; Pattimura University, Jalan Ir M Putuhena, Poka, Ambon, 97233 Maluku, Indonesia.
authors: Fransina
authors: F
authors: Latumahina
authors: Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
authors: Michaela
authors: M
authors: Borovanska
authors: Faculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University, Jalan Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
authors: Musyafa
authors: Faculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University, Jalan Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
authors: Sumardi
authors: Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University, Jalan Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia.
authors: Nugroho Susetya
authors: NS
authors: Putra
authors: Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
authors: Milan
authors: M
authors: Janda
keywords: Indo-Australia; Indonesia; Melanesia; Moluccas; Wallacea; biodiversity; biogeography; habitat preferences; invasive species; species distributions; taxonomy
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