Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

被引:20
作者
Fisher, Brian L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Calif Acad Sci, San Francisco, CA 94118 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Afrotropical; Malagasy endemics; arthropods; ants; Ravavy; Aptinoma; taxonomy; Dolichoderinae; SUBFAMILY DOLICHODERINAE;
D O I
10.11646/zootaxa.2118.1.3
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
The Malagasy dolichoderine ant genera Aptinoma and Ravavy and the following species are newly described: Aptinoma mangabe sp. n. (type species), Aptinoma antongil sp. n., and Ravavy miafina sp. n. (type species). A key to the five dolichoderine genera of the Malagasy region based on workers is presented.
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页码:37 / 52
页数:16
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