A Checklist of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Saskatchewan

Glasier, James R.N.; Nielsen, Scott E.; Acorn, John; Borysenko, Leonid H.; Radtke, Troy M.

doi:10.22621/cfn.v130i1.1791

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“…A total of 33 714 ants, representing 33 species, were collected from the 40 plots (15 CON; 10 FY/POST; 15 PRE/FY) during the summers of 2009 and 2010. One undescribed species of Myrmica Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) was sampled, and coded as Myrmica ab01 (Glasier et al 2013). As predicted, total ant forager catch and species richness did not significantly change in either the FY/POST or PRE/FY plots (Fig.…”

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“…Specimens were transferred to 75% ethanol for storage and identification, with some individuals pinned, as voucher specimens and to facilitate examination under a Leica M80 stereo microscope (Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany). Ants were identified using draft versions of the key in Glasier et al (2013), and additional keys Wheeler and Wheeler (1963), Francoeur (1973), Wheeler and Wheeler (1986), MacKay and MacKay (2002), Hansen and Klotz (2005), and Trager (2013). Vouchers of each species encountered are now deposited in the E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.…”

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The real “fire ants”: colony size and body size of workers influence the fate of boreal sand hill ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) after wildfires in Alberta, Canada

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Over two summers following accidental May wildfires, total ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) forager catch and species richness did not change in jack pine woodlands on sand hills in central Alberta, Canada. However, one year after a fire, smaller ants, and those in smaller colonies, were more abundant in pitfall traps, based on analysis of response ratios for each ant species and relationships to a variety of life history and organismal traits. Nest type and polygyny had no effect on post-fire ant forager catch. The numerical responses of individual ant species appear to be idiosyncratic, but three species of ants that are sand specialists were found to be particularly resilient to fire.

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The real “fire ants”: colony size and body size of workers influence the fate of boreal sand hill ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) after wildfires in Alberta, Canada

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“…), compared to 139 reported by Masner et al (1979), a 52.5% increase (Table 1). In addition to the 2016 report on the conservation status of all Canadian species by province and territory, several regional checklists are available (Francoeur 1997 for the Yukon, Glasier and Acorn 2014 for the grasslands, Glasier et al 2016 for Saskatchewan) as well as keys to workers of Alberta (Glasier et al 2013). Our study records 302 BINs for ants (ratio to described species = 1.42), therefore there are likely ca.…”

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Hymenoptera of Canada

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2019

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A summary of the numbers of species of the 83 families of Hymenoptera recorded in Canada is provided. In total, 8757 described species are recorded compared to approximately 6000 in 1979, which is a 46% increase. Of the families recognized in 1979, three have been newly recorded to Canada since the previous survey: Anaxyelidae (Anaxyleoidea), Liopteridae (Cynipoidea), and Mymarommatidae (Mymarommatoidea). More than 18,400 BINs of Canadian Hymenoptera are available in the Barcode of Life Data Systems (Ratnasingham and Hebert 2007) implying that nearly 9650 undescribed or unrecorded species of Hymenoptera may be present in Canada (and more than 10,300 when taking into account additional species that have not been DNA barcoded). The estimated number of unrecorded species is very similar to that of 1979 (10,637 species), but the percentage of the fauna described/recorded has increased from 36% in 1979 to approximately 45% in 2018. Summaries of the state of knowledge of the major groups of Hymenoptera are presented, including brief comments on numbers of species, biology, changes in classification since 1979, and relevant taxonomic references.

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“…Tillage has negative effects on ant populations and distribution across the landscape (Robertson et al 1994;Yates and Andrew 2011;Glasier and Acorn 2014). Insecticides are associated with decreasing ant populations (Glasier and Acorn 2014). Insecticides that inadvertently reach streams and rivers in the prairies, or that are applied to control biting flies, affect local diversity and abundance of immature Odonata and Plecoptera (Dosdall and Lehmkuhl 1989).…”

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Impacts of the agricultural transformation of the Canadian Prairies on grassland arthropods

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The prairie grasslands have been transformed to become the primary source of agricultural production in Canada. Soon after its establishment, the Biological Survey of Canada recognised the urgent need to document the arthropods of the prairie grasslands, especially in the few pristine remnants. Although this initiative has yielded considerable progress in documenting the species present in the Prairies Ecozone, comprehensive ecological studies are sparse. Landscape effects on arthropods are well studied elsewhere, but no equivalent studies have been published for the Canadian Prairies. Crop rotation varies landscape composition annually, changes host plant resources in fields, and interacts with other agricultural inputs to disturb pest and beneficial arthropods. Despite only a handful of studies on grazing, there is an emerging pattern: moderate grazing increases arthropod diversity and benefits certain arthropod guilds. Abiotic inputs elicit variable responses from different arthropod taxa; Carabidae (Coleoptera) are best studied, with some information available for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and aquatic arthropods. Biotic inputs include arthropods released for biocontrol of weed and insect pests; evidence indicates that biocontrol agents of insects have a greater potential for impact on native communities of arthropods. The studies reviewed here reveal important trends and research gaps to be addressed in the future.

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A Checklist of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Saskatchewan

Abstract: Based on field surveys, museum specimens, and published literature, we document 73 ant species in three subfamilies and 12 genera for the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. An additional 16 species are known from surrounding regions and are likely to occur in Saskatchewan.

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The real “fire ants”: colony size and body size of workers influence the fate of boreal sand hill ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) after wildfires in Alberta, Canada

The real “fire ants”: colony size and body size of workers influence the fate of boreal sand hill ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) after wildfires in Alberta, Canada

Hymenoptera of Canada

Impacts of the agricultural transformation of the Canadian Prairies on grassland arthropods

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