Occurrence of Atta laevigata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the South of Espirito Santo State, Brazil. Recently Introduced or Endangered Species?

dc.contributor.authorVinha Zanuncio, Antonio Jose
dc.contributor.authorZanuncio, Jose Cola
dc.contributor.authorMayhe-Nunes, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorZanetti, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorPolanczyk, Ricardo Antonio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSerrao, Jose Eduardo
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:14:53Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:14:53Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01
dc.description.abstractAnts of the genus Atta are the main pests of Brazilian agriculture, including annual crops, pasture and reforestation. Atta laevigata (F. Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) presents a wide distribution from the Northern Amazon Basin Region to Southern Brazil. However, this is the first report of its occurrence in the Espirito Santo State, Brazil where it was found in the Municipality of Castelo at 20 degrees 36'13 South Latitude, 41 degrees 11'05 West Longitude and an average altitude of 100 meters. The low number of nests of A. laevigata compared to those of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel may indicate that the first species has been recently introduced or is endangered in Espirito Santo State due to competition with other organisms or by the impact of anthropogenic factors.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Dept Biol Anim, BIOAGRO, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Dept Engn Florestal, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Rural Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Dept Entomol, BR-37200000 Lavras, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv State São Paulo, UNESP, Dept Plant Protect, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Dept Biol Geral, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv State São Paulo, UNESP, Dept Plant Protect, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
dc.format.extent559-564
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology. Chico: California State Univ, v. 56, n. 2, p. 559-564, 2010.
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.lattes2788156792532870
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0769-9902
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/2215
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000281622200021
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCalifornia State University
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.604
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,396
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectleaf-cutting antsen
dc.subjectAtta laevigataen
dc.titleOccurrence of Atta laevigata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the South of Espirito Santo State, Brazil. Recently Introduced or Endangered Species?en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/sociobiologyindex.html
dcterms.rightsHolderCalifornia State Univ
unesp.author.lattes2788156792532870[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0769-9902[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt

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