Revision of the African Ants of the Bothroponera talpa Species Complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

IF 0.4 4区农林科学 Q4 ENTOMOLOGY

Transactions of the American Entomological Society Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI:10.3157/061.146.0206

Abdulmeneem M. A. Joma, W. Mackay

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The B. talpa species complex includes 8 valid species and 4 synonyms, including: Bothroponera cribrata, B. fugax, B. pachyderma (= B. pachyderma var. attenata syn. nov., = B. pachyderma var. postsquamosa syn. nov., = B. pachyderma var. funerea syn. nov.), B. rubescens, B. sanguinea, B. sculpturata (= B. mlanjiensis syn. nov.), B. talpa (= Psalidomyrmyx clavicornis) and B. zumpti. These species share similar characters such as the shape of the clypeus, the relative length of the antennal scape, mandibular shape and sculpture. The anterior medial margin of the clypeus is convex or straight with a slightly concave anterior border. The scape does not reach or barely reaches the posterior lateral corner of the head. The mandibles are triangular with striae and 6–7 teeth. There is no metatibial gland on the distal anterior surface of the posterior tibia. Diagnoses, descriptions, comparisons, illustrations, distributions, photographs and other ecological and biological information are provided. A taxonomic key is provided for the worker caste. Key words: Afrotropical, ants, Formicidae, biodiversity

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非洲波氏蚁属蚁群的修正(膜翅目:蚁科:波氏蚁科)

摘要:杉木种复群包括8种有效种和4种同义种，分别为:细骨骨螨(Bothroponera cribrata)、fugax、厚皮螨(= B. pachyderma var. attenata syn11 .)、厚皮螨(= B. pachyderma var. postsquamosa syn11 .)、厚皮螨(= B. pachyderma var. palliea syn11 .)、橡胶螨(= B. mlanjiensis syn11 .)、血螨(= B. sanguinea)、石雕螨(= B. mlanjiensis syn11 .)、杉木螨(= psalidomymyx clavicornis)和竹节螨(B. zumpti)。这些物种有相似的特征，如clypeus的形状，触角的相对长度，下颌形状和雕刻。直肌的前内侧缘是凸的或直的，前缘略凹。鳞片不能到达或仅能到达头的后外侧角。下颌骨呈三角形，有条纹，有6-7颗牙齿。胫骨后的远前表面没有跖腺。提供诊断、描述、比较、插图、分布、照片和其他生态和生物信息。为工人等级提供了一个分类键。关键词:热带;蚂蚁;蚁科

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Transactions of the American Entomological Society 生物-昆虫学

CiteScore

0.80

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16.70%

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审稿时长

24 months

期刊介绍： Contributions are accepted on any of the aspects of systematics and taxonomy of insects. This includes: taxonomic revisions, phylogenetics, biogeography and faunistics, and descriptive morphology of insects. Taxonomic papers describing single species are acceptable if such a study is sufficiently justified, however, comprehensive studies that provide a comparative, integrated study of insect systematics and taxonomy will get priority.