This study is the first report of archipelago
ants from Thailand. We found that there were 61
species belonging to 5 subfamilies, while Zanini
and Cherix (2000) collected 23 species of 13 genera of ants found at Myeik archipelago of
Myanmar. Although we spent less time than Zanini
and Cherix’s study in five islands at Myanmar
during 1998-2000, we found more ant species.
This shows how diverse the ant species in archipelago
of Thailand are.