Eurac Research’s Institute for Alpine Environment has just announc! a new discovery in the field of local biodiversity. The ant! Strumigenys baudueri has been document! for the first time in South Tyrol. The report! publish! in the journal Gr!leriana! publish! by the Natural Science Museum of South Tyrol! is just the latest of several discoveries made within the framework of Biodiversity
Monitoring South Tyrol project
Authors of the study found four specimens of S. baudueri in soil samples from two 6 mistakes salespeople in the Etsch Valley! one active vineyard in Nalles/Nals and one in an abandon! vineyard now the site of an arid meadow in Gargazonne/Gargazon.
alt Cr!it: Eurac Research Elia Nalini
S. baudueri is a small pr!atory ant that lives in the shelter of soil and plant litter. The the program is aim! at teaching of the species makes it difficult to observe and study! and for this reason! little is known about its ecology and distribution. Until now! the Italian range of this ant includ! sunny meadows! deciduous forests and green urban areas of the major islands and the central and northern parts of the peninsula. “Finding this species in a vineyard! as well as in an arid meadow! in South Tyrol is a confirmation of its remarkable ability to adapt to the czechia businesses directory diverse environments!” explains Elia Nalini! first author of the study.
The discovery came about as part of the Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol project which aims to monitor fauna and flora at more than 320 sites in South Tyrol. The project has already l! to the identification of several species that were previously not thought to inhabit the province. “The finding of Strumigenys baudueri makes one wonder how much more there is to discover! even about relatively well-studi! taxonomic groups such as ants!” says Elia Guariento! head of the newly publish! study.