2013, 26(6): 773-780.
In order to reveal the characters of ant fauna at Nangun River Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China, the ant specimens were collected through sample-plot and search-collecting methods. In total, 166 species belonging to 54 genera and 11 subfamilies of Formicidae were recognized. The distribution types and faunal composition were analyzed. The ant fauna in the nature reserve has a typical Oriental character. At genus level, the ant fauna is closest to Australasian region, and farthest to Nearctic region. At species level, the Oriental species are in the dominant position, closest to Palaearctic region, and farthest to Neotropical region. Inside the zoogeographic districts of China, the ant fauna in the nature reserve has a typical character of Southern China district, and close to the fauna of Southwestern and Central China districts.