Myrmica constricta Karavajev, 1934 – a cryptic sister species of Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Multiple evidence is presented that Myrmica constricta Karavajev, 1934 represents a cryptic sister species (= sibling species) of Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926: (a) males differ significantly in length of appendage pilosity, relative scape length and absolute body size; (b) a discriminant analysis...

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Main Authors: Bernhard Seifert, Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner, Florian M. Steiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 2009-07-01
Series:Soil Organisms
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Online Access:https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/185