New ant records from La Réunion Island (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Following recent fieldwork, we report eight new species for La Réunion Island: <i>Brachymymex australis</i> Forel, 1901; <i>Cardiocondyla obscurior</i> Wheeler, 1929; <i>Monomorium exiguum</i> Forel, 1894; <i>Pheidole parva</i> Mayr, 1865; <i>Solenopsis globularia</i> Smith, 1858; Solenopsis gr. pygmaea, Stigmatomma cf. zwaluwenburgi Williams, 1946; and <i>Strumigenys membranifera</i> Emery, 1869. All are introduced species with varying invasiveness status. This work brings the total number of ants known from La Réunion Island to 62, although the presence and identification of some species cited in literature and databases needs verification. Further collections may uncover additional introduced species in urbanised and anthropogenised habitats and native species specific to La Réunion Island or the Mascarene Islands in natural ecosystems.
Authors
- Valérie Soti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7934-2465)
- Raphaël Parnaudeau
- Dominique Carval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1525-2855)
- Thibault Ramage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5939-7098)
- Floriane Jacquelin
- Louis Paulin
- Brian Fisher
Institutions
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- University of Reunion Island (RE)
- California Academy of Sciences (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion (RE)
- Géosciences Montpellier (FR)
- Peuplements végétaux et bioagresseurs en milieu tropical (RE)
- Bio Composants Médicaux (France) (FR)
- Agro-écologie et intensification durable des cultures annuelles
- Fonctionnement écologique et gestion durable des agrosystèmes bananiers et ananas
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.14.e188364
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00