Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

AN INVENTORY OF THE MYRMECOFAUNA AT FIVE SEMI-ARID SITES IN EAST OF ALGERIA

Kenza Zaidi, Hichem Khammar, Ramzi Hadjab, Menouar Saheb, Sara Zaidi and Merzoug Djemoi

Abstract

In a contribution to the study of the bioecology of ant populations in eastern Algeria, an inventory of the Myrmecofauna was carried out in five sites belonging to three wilayas: Oum El Bouaghi, Constantine and Souk Ahras. These sites are considered as different ecological environments (forest, agricultural and aquatic environment). This inventory has been defined by the presence of 09 species of ants, each of which is attached to a biotope, the different biotic and abiotic factors that favour their adaptation are studied. The 9 species of Formicidae belong to the 5 genera: Tapinoma, Cataglyphis, Camponotus, Messor and Monomorium of 3 subfamilies: Dolichoderinae, Formicinae and Myrmicinae. The calculation of the ecological indices, a statistical analysis was carried out to evaluate the abundance, richness and the distribution of these species.