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فهد عبده أحمد المخلافي

Associate Professor

قسم علم الحيوان

كلية العلوم
مبنى 5 الدور الأرضي رقم المكتب أب 75/1
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Journal Article
2021

A preliminary study on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) attracted to albino rat carcasses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

This study dealt with the ant species that were identified on albino rat (Rattus norvegicus
Berkenhout, 1769) carcasses in two habitats ecologically differentiated in Riyadh. The study
was conducted from 14 January to 23 February 2018, at Al-Dir’iya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A total of 502 ants in three subfamilies and seven species were classified and recorded during
the putrification process. From the carcasses placed in a botanical garden, Tapinoma magnum,
Tetramorium sericeiventre, Tetramorium semilaeve, Monomorium sp., Paratrechina longicornis,
Camponotus fellah and Cataglyphis albicans were recorded. But, from the carcasses kept on the
building roof of the college a Tapinoma magnum and P. longicornis were only recorded. The
carcasses at the botanical garden involved the maximum number of ants compared to the
carcasses at the roof. The most-encountered species at both sites was T. magnum. This study
showed that ant species could be present during the bloat, decay and dry stages of decomposition, demonstrating they were not an indicator of insect succession. This data suggest that
specific ant species of the Formicidae family could play critical roles in forensic entomology
and as biological tools in criminal investigations in Al-Dir’iya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Volume Number
29
Magazine \ Newspaper
African Entomology
Pages
499-506
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