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[nick2253]

On AntMaps.org, the default "Diversity View" maps shows all the different regions in the world, with all the native species in that region.  Is there any way to show this same view with the non-native species?  It's easy to observe a non-native species in a region if you already know what species you're looking for: for example, if you select the "Species Range Map" option, and then select species Linepithema humile, you can clearly see its exotic presence across much of the world (which means that AntMaps clearly has the data I'm looking for).  But I'm curious about all non-native species, and in particular, I'd like to learn see which non-native species have been able to establish themselves in areas that generally get little reporting: far north/arctic areas, central Asia, or Africa and South America.  At this time, the only way I could see doing this is working through the interface species by species until I observed everything.

[Barristan]

Unfortunately there isn't a way at least I haven't found one yet. Best way to check for all ant species occuring in a region is antwiki.org

[Aaron567]

You can check AntWiki or AntWeb. Antweb will show every record of an ant no matter if it is native or introduced. Also keep in mind that some regions aren't well studied and may only display a small portion of what actually exists there. 

[nick2253]

After investigating, AntWeb is probably the best option out there.  I have used AntWeb for pictures pretty regularly, but I had not previously dug into the rest of their data.  I was able to easily find what I'm looking for (though it doesn't display as nicely as AntMap) by selecting a region in Georegions, and then going Taxa->Species.  That gives me a list of species, and it identifies introduced species with an "i".

Edited by nick2253, June 18 2018 - 9:21 AM.