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Issue: Vol. 2387 No. 1: 3 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2387.1.1
Page range: 1–27
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 20

Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions

Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, Maryland USA 21252. 2Environmental Studies Program, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, Maryland USA 21252 Environmental Studies Program, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 18018 Present address: Florida State University, Department of Oceanography, 117 N Woodward Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32306-4320
Department of Entomology, California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118
Hymenoptera Formicinae Nylanderia Paratrechina Prenolepis genus-group

Abstract

The taxonomy of the Afrotropical and Malagasy Paraparatrechina fauna is revised for the first time. Thirteen species are revealed, of which eight are described as new: P. brunnella LaPolla & Cheng; P. concinnata LaPolla & Cheng; P. gnoma LaPolla & Cheng; P. myops LaPolla & Fisher; P. ocellatula LaPolla & Fisher; P. oreias LaPolla & Cheng; P. splendida LaPolla & Cheng; P. umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng. An identification key to the worker caste is provided.

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