Table 3. Fatty acid profiles of ant species in Brazil and Germany.

Average individual NLFA abundances are given in % of the total composition.

Species	C12:0	C14:0	C15:0	aiC15:0	iC15:0	C16:0	C16:1n7	C16:1n9	C17:0	aiC17:0	iC17:0	C18:0	C18:1n9	C18:1n11	C18:2n6	C18:2unk1	C18:2unk2	C20:0	C22:0	C24:0	d′	Shannon	Amount (μg/mg)	UI	Samples
Brazil
Acanthognathus brevicornis*	0.3	1.0	0.4	–	0.3	28	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.04	0.1	24	24	2.0	11	3.6	2.8	0.8	–	–	0.01	1.8	60	61	2
Acanthognathus ocellatus*	0.4	0.9	0.3	0.01	0.04	38	0.1	0.4	0.4	–	–	30	21	1.1	5.4	1.4	1.0	0.5	–	–	0.01	1.5	65	38	2
Acromyrmex aspersus*	0.3	1.3	0.1	–	–	31	0.1	4.3	0.1	–	–	21	29	1.2	5.7	2.4	1.8	0.8	–	–	0.01	1.7	13	55	2
Acromyrmex laticeps*	0.2	0.2	0.1	–	–	10	–	0.2	0.5	–	–	16	37	1.1	23	6.0	5.1	0.5	–	–	0.09	1.7	8	106	1
Acromyrmex lundii*	0.2	0.4	0.0	–	–	13	–	0.4	0.2	–	–	21	44	1.8	11	4.2	3.7	0.4	–	–	0.04	1.6	6	84	1
Acromyrmex subterraneus*	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.01	0.03	10	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.03	0.01	18	44	1.2	17	4.0	3.6	0.5	–	–	0.06	1.6	30	95	2
Azteca sp.2*	0.5	0.3	0.0	–	–	13	0.1	0.4	0.1	–	–	10	73	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.2	–	–	0.10	1.0	62	78	3
Camponotus lespesii*	0.3	0.4	0.2	–	–	30	0.2	1.4	0.1	–	–	18	48	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	–	–	0.03	1.3	11	52	2
Camponotus zenon	0.6	1.0	0.2	–	–	28	0.2	2.8	0.3	–	–	15	50	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	–	–	0.03	1.3	5	56	2
Cephalotes pallidicephalus*	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.1	25	–	6.0	0.1	–	–	3	60	4.4	0.5	–	–	0.4	–	–	0.11	1.2	95	71	2
Cephalotes pusillus*	0.7	1.0	0.2	–	–	17	3.1	2.5	0.3	–	–	12	61	1.9	0.4	–	–	0.8	–	–	0.09	1.3	36	69	1
Crematogaster nigropilosa*	0.2	1.0	0.0	–	–	27	0.3	0.5	0.2	–	–	17	48	0.6	3.1	1.1	0.6	0.4	–	–	0.02	1.4	154	59	6
Cyphomyrmex rimosus*	0.5	1.6	0.2	–	–	38	0.1	2.7	0.3	0.04	–	34	15	1.0	3.7	1.0	0.8	0.5	–	–	0.02	1.5	86	30	4
Gnamptogenys striatula	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.01	0.3	27	0.5	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.2	18	39	2.4	6.0	1.9	1.4	0.7	–	–	0.01	1.7	56	61	6
Hylomyrma reitteri*	0.7	1.1	–	–	–	55	–	–	0.4	–	–	29	9	0.6	3.0	1.1	0.6	–	–	–	0.05	1.2	22	19	1
Linepithema iniquum	0.1	0.8	0.1	–	–	26	0.4	4.2	0.2	–	–	15	47	0.9	2.6	1.1	0.7	0.4	–	–	0.02	1.5	248	62	3
Linepithema micans	0.4	0.7	0.1	–	–	24	0.1	0.2	0.2	–	–	16	56	0.5	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	–	–	0.04	1.2	94	61	4
Nylanderia sp.1	0.4	0.7	0.2	0.01	–	49	0.1	2.1	0.2	–	–	28	15	0.7	3.1	0.4	0.3	0.1	–	–	0.03	1.3	31	25	11
Octostruma petiolata*	0.5	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	42	0.3	1.4	0.8	0.1	0.1	36	12	1.2	2.0	0.6	0.4	0.5	–	–	0.03	1.4	85	21	4
Odontomachus chelifer	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	23	0.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.1	16	38	1.7	9.4	4.2	2.5	0.8	–	–	0.02	1.8	17	74	10
Pachycondyla harpax*	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	19	0.1	0.3	0.6	–	–	22	40	0.8	9.0	3.1	2.9	0.3	–	–	0.02	1.6	12	72	1
Pachycondyla striata	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.02	0.1	19	0.1	1.2	0.4	0.03	0.1	13	46	1.1	13	3.7	2.0	0.4	–	–	0.04	1.6	47	85	16
Pheidole aper	0.6	0.8	0.1	–	–	38	0.1	0.3	0.3	–	–	25	23	0.3	9.1	1.5	1.3	–	–	–	0.01	1.5	27	47	9
Pheidole lucretii	0.3	0.7	0.2	–	–	34	0.1	0.4	0.4	–	–	21	32	1.2	5.7	1.9	1.5	0.2	–	–	<0.01	1.5	59	52	12
Pheidole nesiota	0.4	0.7	0.1	–	–	35	0.1	0.3	0.3	–	–	27	25	0.4	6.4	2.1	1.6	0.1	–	–	<0.01	1.5	58	46	6
Pheidole risii*	0.6	0.7	0.2	–	–	41	0.1	0.3	0.3	–	–	30	19	0.5	5.1	1.0	0.8	0.1	–	–	0.01	1.4	38	34	1
Pheidole sarcina	0.5	0.8	0.1	–	–	47	0.1	0.2	0.3	–	–	32	13	0.5	4.1	0.8	0.6	0.2	–	–	0.03	1.3	20	24	1
Pheidole sigillata	0.7	1.1	0.2	–	–	53	0.1	0.3	0.7	–	–	34	6	0.9	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.1	–	–	0.06	1.2	46	13	1
Pheidole sp.1	0.5	0.6	0.1	–	–	37	0.1	0.3	0.5	–	–	28	23	0.5	6.3	1.8	1.1	0.1	–	–	<0.01	1.5	18	42	1
Pheidole sp.2	0.5	0.9	0.2	–	–	47	0.1	0.3	0.3	–	–	28	14	0.6	6.5	0.9	0.6	0.1	–	–	0.02	1.4	18	31	4
Pheidole sp.4	0.7	0.8	0.3	<0.01	0.01	40	0.1	0.9	0.2	–	–	26	23	0.8	3.8	2.0	0.5	0.1	–	–	<0.01	1.5	24	38	7
Pheidole sp.5*	1.9	1.0	–	–	–	27	–	–	1.0	–	–	26	30	1.6	6.6	3.2	2.3	–	–	–	0.01	1.7	34	55	2
Pheidole sp.6*	0.4	0.7	0.1	–	–	34	–	0.3	0.3	–	–	28	26	0.5	7.4	1.5	0.8	0.05	–	–	<0.01	1.5	43	46	4
Pheidole sp.7	0.4	0.8	0.1	–	–	52	0.1	0.1	0.2	–	–	34	7	0.4	4.1	0.8	0.3	0.1	–	–	0.06	1.2	181	18	4
Solenopsis sp.1	0.6	1.8	0.3	0.03	–	44	0.1	0.4	0.6	–	–	32	11	0.7	7.7	0.4	0.3	0.2	–	–	0.03	1.4	217	29	5
Solenopsis sp.2	0.7	1.6	0.4	0.03	–	43	0.04	0.4	0.5	–	–	31	11	0.6	8.6	0.8	0.7	0.2	–	–	0.03	1.5	206	33	5
Solenopsis sp.4	0.7	0.6	0.1	<0.01	0.05	45	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.01	0.03	26	18	0.5	6.7	0.9	0.7	0.1	–	–	0.01	1.4	79	35	4
Solenopsis sp.6	0.4	0.6	0.2	–	–	36	0.1	0.5	0.3	–	–	27	27	0.4	4.6	1.2	0.9	0.3	–	–	<0.01	1.5	41	42	3
Solenopsis sp.8	0.5	1.0	0.1	–	–	53	–	0.3	0.4	–	–	27	11	0.3	5.3	1.1	0.7	0.1	–	–	0.04	1.3	75	26	1
Strumigenys denticulata*	0.5	1.5	0.3	–	–	38	–	0.2	0.6	–	–	32	20	1.2	3.0	1.3	0.9	1.0	–	–	0.01	1.5	81	31	5
Wasmannia affinis	0.2	1.6	0.1	<0.01	0.02	21	0.2	7.6	0.2	0.01	0.01	7	47	2.2	7.9	2.0	1.5	0.4	–	–	0.06	1.6	241	80	5
d′	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	0.07	<0.01	0.15	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	0.05	0.13	0.04	0.09	0.07	0.08	<0.01	–	–	H2′ = 0.03
Germany
Formica fusca	0.03	0.1	0.02	–	–	18	0.1	0.5	0.1	–	–	4.9	75	0.01	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.01	<0.01	0.8	287	77	5
Lasius fuliginosus	0.1	0.4	0.05	–	–	21	0.3	3.4	0.03	–	–	2.5	71	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.02	–	–	<0.01	0.9	230	77	2
Lasius niger	0.05	0.1	0.01	–	–	11	0.04	1.1	0.04	–	–	4.0	84	0.3	0.1	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.01	–	0.02	0.6	660	85	5
Lasius platythorax	0.1	0.2	0.03	–	–	18	0.1	2.1	0.4	–	–	7.0	70	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.03	0.02	<0.01	1.0	336	74	5
Myrmica rubra	0.2	0.6	–	–	–	19	0.1	1.8	0.2	–	–	6.6	68	0.2	1.8	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.03	<0.01	1.1	139	76	5
Myrmica ruginodis	0.03	0.4	–	–	–	18	–	1.6	0.5	–	–	5.6	72	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.01	<0.01	0.9	151	77	5
Temnothorax nylanderi	0.2	1.5	<0.01	–	–	20	0.1	3.8	0.4	–	–	4.5	66	0.2	1.7	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.03	0.01	<0.01	1.1	835	76	5
d′	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	–	–	0.01	<0.01	0.04	<0.01	–	–	0.01	0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	H2′ = 0.03

Notes:

^*Species not considered in comparisons between methods.

–, NLFA not detected in this species; UI, unsaturation index.