Rediscovery of the putatively extinct ant species Simopelta minima (Brandão) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a discussion on rarity and conservation status of ant species

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-483

  Ferreira Brandão, Carlos Roberto ^a   Feitosa, Rodrigo Machado ^a   Schmidt, Fernando Augusto ^b   De Castro Solar, Ricardo Ribeiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Conservation; Hypogaeic fauna; New record; Rare ants

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SIMOPELTA MINIMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 55849124359     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262008000300026     Document Type: Article

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