Proceratium melinum (Roger, 1860): the first record of Proceratiinae ants from Portugal (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).

• Author(s): Pinto, Tomás ; Ascensão, Fernando ; Boieiro, Mário
• Date: 2023
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6889
• Origin: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Subject(s): Hymenoptera; Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae); Portugal
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório da Universidade dos Açores

Description

ABSTRACT: The ant Proceratium melinum (Roger, 1860) is reported for the first time from Portugal. This is also the first record of Proceratiinae in this country, from which a total of 133 ant species are now known. The species was collected in a cork oak stand (montado) using pitfall traps.