Adi Vesnić,
Suvad Lelo
1,2 Odsjek za biologiju Prirodno-matematičkog fakulteta Sarajevo
Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71.000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
ABSTRACT
Vesnić, A., & Lelo, S. The first record of false honey ant, Prenolepis nitens (Mayr, 1853) (Insecta: Vespoidea, Formicidae), in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper presents the data on the first observation of Prenolepis nitens (Mayr), the only member of genus Prenolepis Mayr, 1861, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Along with the original locality Zavala, Municipality Ravno, Popovo Polje the paper also presents general biological data on Prenolepis nitens (Mayr). On the 6th June 2006 A. Vesnić collected eight individuals from the worker caste at the location in Zavala, which represents the first record of the species in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Key words: Formicidae, Ants, Prenolepis nitens, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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SUMMARY
In Bosnia and Herzegovina research into ant fauna started with a paper by E. Wasmann (Wasmann, 1898). Since then, ant research has been discontinuous, and ant fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina was discussed in a setting of smaller geopolitical units (Zimmermann, 1934; Petrov & Collingwood, 1990). The first paper dealing with ant fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina published in the 20th century was a result of „Forest insects of Bosnia and Herzegovina“ project led by E. Georgijević (Georgijević, 1974). There was no mention of Prenolepis nitens (Mayr) in Bosnian ant fauna. On the 6th June 2006 A. Vesnić collected eight specimens from the worker caste of Prenolepis nitens (Mayr) at the location in Zavala (Popovo Polje), which proves the presence of the genus and the species in Bosnia and Herzegovina.