01604nas a2200181 4500008004100000245013700041210006900178260000900247300001200256490000800268520101600276653000901292653001801301100001701319700001901336700001701355856005001372 2012 eng d00aGlobal models of ant diversity suggest regions where new discoveries are most likely are under disproportionate deforestation threat0 aGlobal models of ant diversity suggest regions where new discove c2012 a19 - 190 v1093 aMost of the described and probably undescribed species on Earth are insects. Global models of species diversity rarely focus on insects and none attempt to address unknown, undescribed diversity. We assembled a database representing about 13,000 records for ant generic distribution from over 350 regions that cover much of the globe. Based on two models of diversity and endemicity, we identified regions where our knowledge of ant diversity is most limited, regions we have called “hotspots of discovery.” A priori, such regions might be expected to be remote and untouched. Instead, we found that the hotspots of discovery are also the regions in which biodiversity is the most threatened by habitat destruction. Our results not only highlight the immediate need for conservation of the remaining natural habitats in these regions, but also the extent to which, by focusing on wellknown groups such as vertebrates, we may fail to conserve the far greater diversity of the smaller species yet to be found.10aants10aglobal models1 aGuénard, B.1 aWeiser, M., D.1 aR., Dunn, R. uhttps://singaporeants.myspecies.info/node/87800577nas a2200157 4500008004100000245012700041210006900168260004300237520001500280653000900295653001500304653002000319653001400339100001600353856005000369 1967 eng d00aA preliminary study of the nesting biology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bukit Timah Hill Nature Reserve, Singapore0 apreliminary study of the nesting biology of ants Hymenoptera For bNational University of Singaporec19673 a15 species10aants10aFormicidae10anesting biology10aSingapore1 aGoh, C., B. uhttps://singaporeants.myspecies.info/node/76402474nas a2200229 4500008004100000245013000041210006900171260000900240300001400249490000700263520176500270653000902035653002302044653001502067653001302082100002002095700002102115700002102136700001902157700001802176856005002194 2011 eng d00aTAXNOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY OF ANTS (HYMENOPTERA:FORMICIDAE) IN AN UPPER HILL DIPTEROCARP FOREST IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA0 aTAXNOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY OF ANTS HYMENOPTERAFORMICIDAE  c2011 a181 - 1940 v593 a

Studies of ant diversity provide valuable insights into the health and functioning of forest 27 ecosystems, but because they are hard to identify due to their high diversity, ants are surveyed 28 infrequently in many tropical forest ecosystems. The majority of lowland forests in 29 Peninsular Malaysia were cleared for land development in the 1970s and 1980s, leaving upper 30 hill dipterocarp forests found at higher elevations as almost all remaining contiguous, primary 31 forests in Peninsular Malaysia. The ant communities of these forests have never been 32 thoroughly studied, and we know very little about them. Our extensive survey of an upper hill 33 dipterocarp forest (Temenggor Forest Reserve) captured 10,307 individual ants, representing 34 211 species from 60 genera and 7 subfamilies. Ants from the subfamily Myrmicinae were 35 most common, followed by ants from Ponerinae, Formicinae, Dolichoderinae, 36 Pseudomyrmicinae, Cerapachyinae, and Amblyoponinae. Classification of functional traits 37 indicated that Generalized Myrmicinae was the most diverse functional group, followed by 38 Subordinate Camponotini and Tropical Climate Specialists. Seven undetermined specimens 39 of possibly new species were recorded, suggesting that the upper hill dipterocarp forest of 40 Temenggor Forest Reserve is home to a high diversity of cryptic ant species that have not 41 been documented before. Our findings can be utilized to better understand the ant community 42 composition and function of primary upper hill dipterocarp forests in Peninsular Malaysia as 43 compared to other dipterocarp forests. Our results can also serve as a baseline to understand 44 post-disturbance changes to ant community composition and functional diversity.

10aants10aDipterocarp forest10aFormicidae10amalaysia1 aMustafa, Z., A.1 aW., Salim, H. M.1 aD., Fletcher, C.1 aR., Kassim, A.1 aD., Potts, M. uhttps://singaporeants.myspecies.info/node/77001450nas a2200217 4500008004100000245008100041210006900122260000900191300001400200490000600214520084000220653000901060653001201069653001501081653001801096653001501114653001401129100001901143700002001162856005001182 2012 eng d00aScavenging of dead invertebrates along an urbanisation gradient in Singapore0 aScavenging of dead invertebrates along an urbanisation gradient  c2012 a128 - 1450 v53 a

1. Little is known about the animals that scavenge invertebrates in the tropics and the impact of human activities on such organisms.

2. We studied the scavenging process using baits representing five dead invertebrate types in six habitats along an urbanisation gradient in equatorial Singapore: primary forest, old secondary forest, young secondary forest, recreational park, mown grassland and impervious surfaces.

3. Ants were the dominant scavengers, except at night in grassland when an earwig (Labiduridae) dominated. In general, the forest sites had more scavenger species and shorter bait survival times than the non-forest habitats.

4. Bait survival time increased monotonically along the urbanisation gradient, suggesting that this parameter could be used as an indicator of habitat quality.

10aants10aecology10aFormicidae10ainvertebrates10ascavenging10aSingapore1 aTan, C., K. W.1 aCorlett, R., T. uhttps://singaporeants.myspecies.info/node/771