采用样地调查法对哀牢山西坡4个地段8个水平带28块样地140个样方中的土壤蚂蚁进行了调查。结果表明,共采集土壤蚂蚁标本41554头,分属74种31属7亚科;土壤蚂蚁优势种优势明显,有10种蚂蚁个体总数超过1000头;土壤蚂蚁特有种多,有15属为单种属,36种蚂蚁仅在1个样地中出现,个体总数低于100头的土壤蚂蚁有25种。哀牢山西坡土壤蚂蚁种类丰富,且稀有性高,多样性保护价值大。
The soil ant community on west slope of Mt.Ailao was investigated based on sample plot investigation method.Totally,140 sample plots in 28 sample stands along 8 vertical vegetations at 4 different sections on the west slope were investigated.The results were as follows,1) the total number of ground ant specimen was 41 554 belonging to 74 species,31 genera and 7 subfamilies;2) The richness of dominant species was high.There were 10 species of soil ants whose number was higher than 1 000 individuals;3) The number of endemic species were rich.15 species of them belonged to monotypic genera,36 species occurred only in one sample stands,and 25 species has less than 100 individuals.