The genus Pyramica Roger, 1862 (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) in Cádiz province (southern Spain), with a description of methods for their capture

Abstract

Three species belonging to the genus Pyramica are recorded from the area of the Strait of Gibraltar in southern Cádiz province (Andalusia), Spain: Pyramica argiola (Emery, 1869), Pyramica baudueri (Emery, 1875) and Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869). For two of these, P. argiola and P. baudueri, this is the first record for the province. The method with which they were captured is discussed