Biological invasions are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss, especially on oceanic islands. Ants are among the most damaging pests in the world. After systematic sampling of more than 1,000 localities in the Canary Islands, six new exotic ant species are reported for the first time: Pheidole bilimeki (Myrmicinae), Pheidole navigans (Myrmicinae), Strumigenys membranifera (Myrmicinae), Brachymyrmex cordemoyi (Formicinae), Tapinoma darioi (Dolichoderinae) and Technomyrmex pallipes (Dolichoderinae). Moreover, another two recently reported species have been genetically confirmed. Morphological and genetic data were analysed to confirm the identity of the new records. For each species, information regarding identification, distribution, global invasive records and possible impacts is given. The arrival of these species may endanger local biodiversity.

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加那利群岛六种新的非本地蚂蚁（蚁科）及其可能的影响

生物入侵是生物多样性丧失的主要原因之一，尤其是在海洋岛屿上。蚂蚁是世界上最具破坏性的害虫之一。在对加那利群岛 1000 多个地方进行系统采样后，首次报告了六种新的外来蚂蚁物种：Pheidole bilimeki (Myrmicinae)、Pheidole navigans (Myrmicinae)、Strumigenys membranifera (Myrmicinae)、Brachymyrmex cordemoyi (Formicinae) darioi (Dolichoderinae) 和 Technomyrmex pallipes (Dolichoderinae)。此外，最近报道的另外两个物种已得到基因证实。分析形态学和遗传数据以确认新记录的身份。对于每个物种，提供了有关识别、分布、全球入侵记录和可能影响的信息。