Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of North African archipelago (Kerkennah).

Keywords: diversity; first record; island biogeography; myrmecofauna; taxonomic studies EN diversity first record island biogeography myrmecofauna taxonomic studies 1301 1310 10 11/30/22 20221201 NES 221201 INTRODUCTION The management of biological diversity is a prior objective for the insular environment. The link between geological phenomena, which led to the formation of the Kerkennah archipelago and the distribution of island species on the continental part of Tunisia (following our bibliographic study), means that this fauna can be considered an indigenous species (native species). B Distribution in Tunisia: b According to Emery (1884), it is considered as rare species in Tunisia (Exotic species: native to Afrotropical bioregion). B Distribution in Tunisia: b Ubiquitous species colonises the arid and desert terrestrial environments of Tunisia; it is also collected in Djerba (Bernard, 1971; Emery, 1884, 1891; Forel, 1890). [Extracted from the article]