New distribution record for the social parasitic ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): an ICUN red-listed species

Authors

Shawn T. Dash, University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Leticia Sanchez, University of Colorado at Boulder

Abstract

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources red-lists a number of ant species. One species is Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852), a rarely collected social parasite introduced from Europe. The known distribution in North America is along the Atlantic seaboard. This note reports a huge range expansion in North America, to include Colorado. This finding is important because it provides useful information about the conservation and dispersal patterns of a rare, introduced, socially parasitic ant species.

Recommended Citation

Dash, Shawn T. and Sanchez, Leticia (2009) "New distribution record for the social parasitic ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): an ICUN red-listed species," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 69: No. 1, Article 19.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol69/iss1/19