Revision of the Plagiolepis schmitzii group with description of Pl. invadens sp. nov. – a new invasive supercolonial species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Using high-resolution stereomicroscopy and exploratory data analyses, a taxonomic revision of the cryptic species close to Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel, 1895, called Pl. schmitzii group, was conducted. Morphology was numerically recorded under highly standardised conditions considering absolute size...

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Main Author: Bernhard Seifert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-09-01
Series:Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:https://dez.pensoft.net/article/53199/download/pdf/