Evaluation of three methods for sampling ground-dwelling Ants in the Brazilian Cerrado

• Published in: Neotropical entomology Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 399 - 405
• Main Authors: Lopes, Cauê T.(Univ. Federal de Uberlândia Instituto de Biologia), Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.(Univ. Federal de Uberlândia Instituto de Biologia)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 01.08.2008
• Subjects: Animals; Ant inventory; Ants; Ants - classification; armadilha de solo; bait; baiting; baits; Brazil; cerrado; classification; Ecosystem; ENTOMOLOGY; Entomology - methods; extrator de Winkler; Formicidae; insect surveys; Inventário de formigas; isca; methods; pitfall trap; Plants; sampling; Sardinops; species diversity; Winkler extractor; Brazil; armadilha de solo; Formicidae; bait; Winkler extractor; Inventário de formigas; isca; extrator de Winkler; Ant inventory; pitfall trap

Few studies have evaluated the efficiency of methods for sampling ants, especially in regions with highly variable vegetation physiognomies such as the Cerrado region of central Brazil. Here we compared three methods to collect ground-dwelling ants: pitfall traps, sardine baits, and the Winkler litt...