Florida Entomologist (1995) 78, 264-270

Jacques H.C. Delabie, Ivan C. Do Nascimento, Priscila Pacheco and Antonio B. Casimiro (1995)
Community structure of house-infesting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in southern Bahia, Brazil
Florida Entomologist 78 (2), 264-270
Abstract: The community structure of ants which infest houses in southern Bahia was studied. Of the 31 species collected, 8 are considered as characteristic of human habitat, even though some of them are also found in other conditions, such as in regional agrosystems. Pheidole megacephala was the dominant species and showed a negative association with most other ants, while Tapinoma melanocephalum was almost always found with other ant species. The notable absence of the species L. humile in our tests may be due to the antagonistic effects of Ph. megacephala.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Linepithema humile		Brazil (NE)
	Tapinoma melanocephalum		Brazil (NE)
	Pheidole megacephala		Brazil (NE)
	Wasmannia auropunctata		Brazil (NE)
	Paratrechina longicornis		Brazil (NE)
	Solenopsis saevissima		Brazil (NE)
	Tetramorium simillimum		Brazil (NE)