Morphological differentiation between species of Myrmelachista Roger (Formicidae: Formicinae) in Atlantic Forest areas of the Alto Tietê (São Paulo)

Morphological differentiation between species of Myrmelachista Roger (Formicidae: Formicinae) in Atlantic Forest areas of the Alto Tietê (São Paulo)

Myrmelachista is an exclusively Neotropical ant genus. The ants from this genus nest and forage in live or dead trees, but data on its life cycle are relatively scarce. The taxonomy of this genus is considerably complex. The morphological characters of taxonomic importance are not well defined, and...

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Main Authors: Márcia Akemi Nakano, Rogério Rosa da Silva, Vitor Fernandes Oliveira de Miranda, Rodrigo M. Feitosa, Maria Santina Morini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-06-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
twigs
arboreal ants
morphometric variables
multivariate analysis
taxonomy
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/776

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