Suparoek Watanasit and Nawee Noon-anant

pp. 267 - 280

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate diversity of ant at Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary,
Hat Yai, Songkhla. Three line transects (100 m each) were randomly set up in 2 types of forest area, disturbed
and undisturbed. Hand collecting (HC) and leaf litter sampling (LL) were applied for ant collection within
a time limit of 30 minutes for each method. This study was carried out every month during Febuary 2002-
Febuary 2003. The results showed that 206 species were placed under 8 subfamilies: Aenictinae, Cerapachyinae,
Dolichoderinae, Formicinae, Leptanillinae, Myrmicinae, Ponerinae and Pseudomyrmecinae. Study sites and
collection methods could divide ant species into 2 groups, whereas seasonal change could not distinguish the
groups by DCA of multivariate analysis.

Keywords

• Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary
• ant
• diversity
• sampling methods
• study sites
• seasonal change