First records from Galicia of Anergates atratulus (Schenk, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

[Primeras citas para Galicia de Anergates atratulus (Schenk, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)]

Fede García

Abstract

The social parasite ant Anergates atratulus is reported for first time from Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula) in six localities from the provinces of Lugo and A Coruña. The workers associated with Anergates belong to the T. caespitum group and all the males found inside other nests in the areas were T. impurum. Keywords: Anergates, social parasite, Tetramorium.