Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of two new species

Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of two new species

The ant genus Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 is revised for the Arabian Peninsula based on the worker caste. Nine species are recognized and descriptions of two new species, T. almosayari sp. nov. and T. shakeri sp. nov. from Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, are given. For nomenclatural stability, lectotypes...

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Main Authors: Mostafa R. Sharaf, Shehzad Salman, Hathal M. Al Dhafer, Shahid A. Akbar, Mahmoud S. Abdel-Dayem, Abdulrahman S. Aldawood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2016-11-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
Myrmicinae
Palearctic Region
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
key
new record
Online Access:http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/370

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