Author(s): Güsten, R.
Title: Antlion assemblages (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) of two arid habitats in Tunisia
Year: 2002
Volume: 48
Pages: 99-120.
Abstract: The antlion fauna was investigated by black-lighting in late spring and late summer at two sites in southern Tunisia, representing pre-Saharan acacia savanna and dwarf shrub semi-desert of the Sahara, respectively. The species compositions recorded differed very markedly between sites and seasons, with few species encountered in both habitats or in both collecting periods. Diversity was distinctly lower at the semi-desert site, where only 21 species, but a high number of individuals, were caught, with a strong dominance of one species each in the two seasons. At the acacia savanna location, 26 species were found, a few of which may, however, be associated with adjoining biotopes of oasis vegetation, ravines and hillside grassland. The species assemblage of the savanna is compared to a previous, similarly rich sample from the same region. Some taxonomic and faunistic remarks are given regarding the species collected.
Keywords: systematics, Myrmeleontidae, North Africa, habitat preferences, phenology
Journal: Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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ISSN: 1217-8837
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I., Peregovits, L. & Sziráki, Gy.
