A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species
A new species of the ponerine ant genus <em>Myopias</em> Roger, 1861 collected from southwestern China is described based on morphological features. <em>M. daia</em> sp. nov. is allied to <em>M. luoba</em> Xu & Liu, 2012, but differs from the latter by the...
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| description | A new species of the ponerine ant genus <em>Myopias</em> Roger, 1861 collected from southwestern China is described based on morphological features. <em>M. daia</em> sp. nov. is allied to <em>M. luoba</em> Xu & 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 to<em> M. nops</em> Willey & Brown, 1983 and <em>M. menba</em> Xu & 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c12f8f320394959b13a00fa8a2e98d82022-12-21T22:55:39ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252014-07-0161216417010.13102/sociobiology.v61i2.164-170229A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental SpeciesZheng-Hui Xu0Chris J Burrwel1Akihiro Nakamura2Southwest Forestry UniversityGriffith UniversityChinese Academy of SciencesA new species of the ponerine ant genus <em>Myopias</em> Roger, 1861 collected from southwestern China is described based on morphological features. <em>M. daia</em> sp. nov. is allied to <em>M. luoba</em> Xu & 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 to<em> M. nops</em> Willey & Brown, 1983 and <em>M. menba</em> Xu & 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.http://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/224HymenopteraFormicidaePonerinaeMyopiasNew speciesYunnan ProvinceSouth and East Asian species |
| spellingShingle | Zheng-Hui Xu Chris J Burrwel Akihiro Nakamura A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species Sociobiology Hymenoptera Formicidae Ponerinae Myopias New species Yunnan Province South and East Asian species |
| title | A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species |
| title_full | A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species |
| title_fullStr | A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species |
| title_short | A New Species of the Ponerine Ant Genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a Key to the Known Oriental Species |
| title_sort | new species of the ponerine ant genus myopias roger from yunnan china with a key to the known oriental species |
| topic | Hymenoptera Formicidae Ponerinae Myopias New species Yunnan Province South and East Asian species |
| url | http://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/224 |
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