The tribal and generic classification of the diverse ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) is revised to reflect recent molecular phylogenetic information and a reappraisal …

Simple Summary This paper addresses the various sources of Se in the aquatic
environment as well as the positive and negative effects on fish. It emphasizes that optimal …

The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

A new clown beetle species, Bacanius neoponerae, is described from Mexican nests of the
arboreal ponerine ant Neoponera villosa found in the tank bromeliad Aechmea bracteata …

The state of Maranhão, located in northeastern Brazil, comprises three biomes: Amazonian,
Caatinga, and the Cerrado. To date, 99 ant species have been recorded in the literature …

Food production in Amazonian traditional societies often occurs through shifting cultivation
that uses few pesticides and relies on ecosystem services provided by natural enemies …

We provide here a checklist of the ants of French Guiana, an overseas department of France
situated in northern South America, with a very low human population density and …

Morphological studies of insects can help us to understand the concomitant or sequential
functionality of complex structures and may be used to hypothetize distinct levels of …

Understanding patterns of species diversity relies on accurate taxonomy which can only be
achieved by long‐term natural history research and the use of complementary information to …

Ants are abundant and ecologically dominant insects in most terrestrial communities. In
subtropical ecosystems, there is a high turnover of species from the canopy to the top layers …