Brian L. Fisher

Ants are among the most conspicuous and ecologically important of insects. Illustrated throughout, this bilingual French-English pocket guide for tourists, students, and researchers introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of Madagascar, presenting aspects of their natural history, ecology, distribution patterns, and how to identify them.

Across the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions, ants are one of the most conspicuous and ecologically dominant animal groups. From driver ants to weaver ants, there are over 2,000 species in Africa alone and over 600 in Madagascar. Ants of Africa and Madagascar introduces readers to the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Featuring illustrated keys to subfamilies, separate keys to Afrotropical and Malagasy ant genera, and distribution maps, it also describes diagnostic characters, explores ant ecology and natural history, and includes a list of all currently recognized ant species in the regions. This detailed guide is an essential tool for entomologists and myrmecologists working with and learning about this diverse population of Formicidae.

Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada. It features the first illustrated key to North American ant genera, discusses distribution patterns, explores ant ecology and natural history, and includes a list of all currently recognized ant species in this large region. It offers: new keys to the 73 North American ant genera illustrated with 250 line drawings ensure accurate identification; 180 colour images show the head and profile of each genus and important species groups; and includes a glossary of important terms.