Myrmecological News
Volume 29 2019
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik
ISSN 1997-3500 Volume 29 (2019)
Myrmecological News
Editors Florian M. STEINER Daniel J.C. KRONAUER & Birgit C. SCHLICK-STEINER
Publisher 2019 Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik c/o Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria
Imprint: Publisher: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik, c/o Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria Abbreviation: Myrmecol. News ISSN online version,
Contents
Review articles:
Wolfgang RÖSSLER: Neuroplasticity in desert ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – importance for the ontogeny of navigation; doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:001 ...... 1
Sanja Maria HAKALA, Perttu SEPPÄ & Heikki HELANTERÄ: Evolution of dispersal in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review on the dispersal strategies of sessile superorganisms; doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:035 ...... 35 Jochen ZEIL & Pauline N. FLEISCHMANN: The learning walks of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:093 ...... 93
Enikő CSATA & Audrey DUSSUTOUR: Nutrient regulation in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review; doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:111 ...... 111
Original articles:
Keiichi MASUKO: Larval hemolymph feeding and hemolymph taps in the ant Proceratium itoi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:021 ...... 21 Dongdong NING, Fan YANG, Qian XIAO, Hao RAN & Yijuan XU: A simple and efficient method for preventing ant escape (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:057 ...... 57
Sabine S. NOOTEN, Patrick SCHULTHEISS, Rhiannon C. ROWE, Sarah L. FACEY & James M. COOK: Habitat complexity affects functional traits and diversity of ant assemblages in urban green spaces (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:067 ...... 67
Sofia LIZON À L’ALLEMAND, Adrian BRÜCKNER, Rosli HASHIM, Volker WITTE & Christoph VON BEEREN: Competition as possible driver of dietary specialisation in the mushroom harvesting ant Euprenolepis procera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:079 ...... 79
Lei NIE, Meihong NI, Dongdong NING, Hao RAN, Babar HASSAN & Yijuan XU: Comparing mechanisms of competition among introduced and resident ants in China: from behavior to trophic position (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:125 ...... 125
Mark Jun M. ALCANTARA, Shrushti MODI, Tial C. LING, Jutamart MONKAI, He XU, Shuyin HUANG & Akihiro NAKAMURA: Differences in geographic distribution of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) between forests and rubber plantations: a case study in Xishuangbanna, China, and a global meta-analysis; doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:135 ...... 135
Sławomir MITRUS: Nest modifications by the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:147 ...... 147
Brian E. HETERICK: First record of the formicine genus Overbeckia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Australia; doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:163 ...... 163
Obituary: Xim CERDÁ & Jessica PEARCE-DUVET: A tribute to Raphaël Boulay (1973 - 2018), a field naturalist and ant researcher who thought broadly and worked internationally; doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_029:157 ...... 157