Pictorial Book of Ants of Mt. Gaoligong [高黎贡山蚂蚁图鉴]

Description:

Text Chinese, names in Latin. This book introduces the basic knowledge and morphological characteristics of ants, reviews the history of ant research in Gaoligong Mountain, revises the errors in previous research, summarizes previous research results, analyzes the characteristics of the flora, explores the characteristics of species diversity and its causes, and records 11 subfamilies, 67 genera and 245 species of known ants in Gaoligong Mountain in the form of illustrations. The species description part of the book introduces its taxonomic status, morphological characteristics of worker ants, ecological characteristics and color pictures in turn. The book is accompanied by a list of known ants in Gaoligong Mountain and their geographical distribution for the reference of readers and researchers. This book provides the species and ecological background data of the Gaoligong Mountain ant system for the first time, which is of great reference value for understanding the ant flora in the Hengduan Mountain area of ​​my country and the conservation of biodiversity in Gaoligong Mountain. This book is suitable for college and university teachers and students in the field of biology, scientific researchers, nature and biodiversity conservation workers, ant enthusiasts and young readers.