Morphometry and colony structure of ants of the genus Cardiocondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Georgia
Morphometry and colony structure of ants of the genus Cardiocondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Georgia
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DOI：
10.1080/09397140.2020.1835216
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发表时间：
2020-10
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0.7
通讯作者：
N. Gratiashvili;Lena Kuschel;J. Heinze
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作者：
N. Gratiashvili;Lena Kuschel;J. Heinze
心髁蚁属的特点是生殖生活史和群体结构的显著可变性。对C. stambuloffii群知之甚少，其分布范围从欧洲东南部延伸到中亚和东亚。我们在这里提出的数据结构的心髁群从南乔治亚州。线粒体细胞色素c氧化酶亚基I和II的形态测定和测序表明，它与该类群的其他物种（c . gibbosa, c . koshewnikovi, c . stambuloffii和c . tibetana）不同。微卫星分析显示，它们有高度的巢缘关系和频繁的近亲繁殖，这与观察到的完全无翅的雄性和该群体在“古北极进化支”中的系统发育位置相匹配，在古北极进化支中，群体通常是单后的。
The ant genus Cardiocondyla is characterised by a remarkable variability of reproductive life histories and colony structures. Little is known about the C. stambuloffii group, whose distribution extends from southeast Europe to central and eastern Asia. We here present data on the structure of Cardiocondyla colonies from southern Georgia. Morphometry and sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunits I and II indicates that it is distinct from the other species of this group (C. gibbosa, C. koshewnikovi, C. stambuloffii, and C. tibetana). Microsatellite analysis revealed a high nestmate relatedness and frequent inbreeding, matching the observation of exclusively wingless males and the phylogenetic position of the group in the “Palaearctic clade,” in which colonies are typically single-queened.