Ant Fauna of Peninsular Botanical Garden (Khao Chong), Trang Province, Southern Thailand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Weeyawat Jaitrong; Tawat Ting-Nga

Authors

Weeyawat Jaitrong Thailand Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 THAILAND
Tawat Ting-Nga Peninsular Botanical Garden (Thung Khai), Yan Takhao, Trang 92140 THAILAND

Keywords:

Ant fauna, Peninsular Botanical Garden (Khao Chong), Thailand, Trang Province, Formicidae

Abstract

Ant fauna was investigated in the Peninsular Botanical Garden (Khao Chong), Southern Thailand by hand collecting, sifting and colony searching in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004. A total of 155 species belonging to 60 genera in twelve subfamilies is recorded here. Species-rich genera are Pheidole, Polyrhachis, Camponotus, Leptogenys, Pachycondyla, and Crematogaster. Rare genera are Sphinctomyrmex, Leptanilla and Eurhopalothrix. Ant fauna of this area is discussed, in comparison with those of other sites in Southeast Asia and some places in Thailand. Species composition in this area was similar to that in lowland rainforests of other sites, but remarkably different from that in montane forests.

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