Pheidole protaxi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), new species from tabuleiro forests of the Atlantic Forest biome
Hereafter a new species of Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is described from Southern Bahia in Brazil, after the morphology of its minor and major workers. This taxon is easily distinguished from any other congeneric species by a unique combination of characters.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Sociobiology |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/866 |
| Summary: | Hereafter a new species of Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is described from Southern Bahia in Brazil, after the morphology of its minor and major workers. This taxon is easily distinguished from any other congeneric species by a unique combination of characters. |
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| ISSN: | 0361-6525 2447-8067 |