Tetramorium albenae Salata, van Delft & Borowiec n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) – a new inquiline ant species from the Balkan Peninsula

IF 1.4 4区生物学 Q2 ZOOLOGY

European Zoological Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-11 DOI:10.1080/24750263.2023.2198548

S. Salata, J. L. van Delft, J. J. C. W. van DELFT, C. Georgiadis, L. Borowiec

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Abstract Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 is a worldwide distributed and hyperdiverse ant genus consisting of almost 600 taxa manifesting various life history strategies. Species of the Tetramorium inquilinum species-group represents one of the most extreme forms of parasitism and consist of degenerate workerless social parasites of several Tetramorium species. So far, its members have been recorded in the Palearctic from montane to alpine zones and reveal an interesting disjunction in host selection observed between eastern-Mediterranean and western-Mediterranean species. We describe a fifth member of the Tetramorium inquilinum species-group: Tetramorium albenae Salata, van Delft & Borowiec sp. n. The species morphologically differs from the remaining members of the group by the combination of the following characters: dense and erect pilosity of appendages and the whole body, smooth head sculpture, predominantly smooth anepisternum and katepisternum, lack of blunt teeth on propodeum, and presence of distinct carianae on the dorsolateral margins of the propodeum. Tetramorium albenae Salata, van Delft & Borowiec sp. n. was collected in a lowland olive grove, a site so far not associated with the Tetramorium inquilinum species-group, from a nest of Tetramorium kephalosi (a new host species for the group). The data presented in this paper provide new insights into the habitat preferences of the species of the Tetramorium inquilinum species-group and extend our knowledge on the potential host species of these parasites. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:62610BFE-7BF4-44E7-ADB5-3DD6A9B759C0

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摘要Tetramorium Mayr，1855是一个分布在世界各地的超多样化蚂蚁属，由近600个分类群组成，表现出各种生活史策略。隐缘四孢属物种群代表了最极端的寄生形式之一，由几种四孢属的退化无工作者社会寄生虫组成。到目前为止，它的成员已经在从山地到高山的古北极地区被记录下来，并揭示了在东地中海和西地中海物种之间观察到的宿主选择的有趣差异。我们描述了四孢霉（Tetramorium inquilinum）物种群的第五个成员：四孢霉Salata，van Delft&Borowiec sp.n。该物种在形态上与该群其他成员的不同之处在于以下特征的组合：附属物和全身浓密直立的毛，光滑的头部雕塑，蜂胶上缺乏钝牙，并且在蜂胶的背外侧边缘存在明显的隆突。Salata，van Delft&Borowiec sp.n.是在一个低地橄榄林中从kephalosi四孢菌（该类群的一个新宿主物种）的巢穴中采集的，该地点迄今为止与inquilinum四孢菌物种群无关。本文提供的数据为调查四孢属物种的栖息地偏好提供了新的见解，并扩展了我们对这些寄生虫潜在宿主物种的了解。http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:62610BFE-7BF4-44E7-ADB5-3DD6A9B759C0

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European Zoological Journal Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology

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3.10

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期刊介绍： The European Zoological Journal (previously Italian Journal of Zoology) is an open access journal devoted to the study of all aspects of basic, comparative and applied protozoan and animal biology at molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organismal, population, and community-ecosystem level. Papers covering multiple levels of organization and integrative approaches to study animal form, function, development, ecology, evolution and systematics are welcome. First established in 1930 under the name of Il Bollettino di Zoologia, the journal now has an international focus, reflected through its global editorial board, and wide author and readership.