Thaumatomyrmex fraxini sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Thaumatomyrmex fraxini sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

A new species of Ponerinae, Thaumatomyrmex fraxini D’Esquivel and Jahyny (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is described from several localities from Northeastern Brazil, after the morphology of the worker. This species is easily distinguished from any other ones in the genus by a unique combination of char...

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Main Authors: Michele D'Esquivel, Benoit Jahyny, Muriel Oliveira, Lucimeire Lacau, Jacques Delabie, Sébastien Lacau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2017-09-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Tabuleiro forest
Taxonomy
Ponerinae
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1615

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