Description of a remarkable new species of ant in the genus Daceton Perty (Formicidae: Dacetini) from South America

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作者
Azorsa, Frank [2 ]
Sosa-Calvo, Jeffrey [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Entomol, Maryland Ctr Syst Entomol, 4112 Plant Sci Bldg, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Univ Nacl Mayor San Marcos, Dept Entomol, Museo Hist Natl, Perugia 14, Italy
[3] Smithsonian Inst, Dept Entomol, Natl Museum Nat Hist, NHB, Washington, DC 20013 USA
关键词
ants; Brazil; Daceton armigerum; D; boltoni; Mrmicinae; Peru;
D O I
10.11646/zootaxa.1749.1.3
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
A remarkable new species in the ant genus Daceton, which has remained monotypic for 205 years, is described from Brazil and Peru. The new species, Daceton boltoni sp. nov., is similar to its sister species, D. armigerum, but differs from it mainly in the form of the pronotal lateral spines and in the pilosity of the first gastral segment. The taxonomic history and biology of the genus is reviewed.
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