A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species

Sociobiology

Zheng-Hui Xu²  Akihiro Nakamura¹  Chris J Burrwel³ 

[1] Chinese Academy of Sciences;Southwest Forestry University;Griffith University

关键词: Hymenoptera;    Formicidae;    Ponerinae;    Myopias;    New species;    Yunnan Province;    South and East Asian species;   

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来源: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil

【 摘 要 】

A new species of the ponerine ant genusMyopiasRoger, 1861 collected from southwestern China is described based on morphological features.M. daiasp. nov. is allied toM. luobaXu & Liu, 2012, but differs from the latter by the shape of the posterior head margin, eye facet number, petiolar node shape, head sculpture, body color, and total length. The new species is also allied toM. nopsWilley & Brown, 1983 andM. menbaXu & Liu, 2012, but differs from the latter two species by petiolar node shape, eye facet number, and body sculpture and color. A key based on the worker caste is provided to the eleven known Oriental species of the genus for the first time.

【 授权许可】

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