The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus

The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus

Two queen ant specimens, one alate and one dealate, from mid-Cretaceous (Late Albian–Early Cenomanian) Burmese amber are herein reported as belonging Haidomyrmex cerberus Dlussky, 1996. This is the first discovery and documentation of an alate queen in Haidomyrmex. Compared with work...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Guo, Chungkun Shih, De Zhuo, Dong Ren, Yunyun Zhao, Taiping Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66920/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-2e843679660a43ea9da4855b1ee6ed7e2021-09-28T14:17:49ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702021-07-011048697810.3897/zookeys.1048.6692066920The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberusYuanyuan Guo0Chungkun Shih1De Zhuo2Dong Ren3Yunyun Zhao4Taiping Gao5Capital Normal UniversityNational Museum of Natural HistoryBeijing Xiachong Amber MuseumCapital Normal UniversityCapital Normal UniversityCapital Normal University Two queen ant specimens, one alate and one dealate, from mid-Cretaceous (Late Albian–Early Cenomanian) Burmese amber are herein reported as belonging Haidomyrmex cerberus Dlussky, 1996. This is the first discovery and documentation of an alate queen in Haidomyrmex. Compared with workers of Haidomyrmex cerberus, alate and dealate queens are larger in body size, have smaller compound eyes, a longer antennal scape, more complex mandibles, and a relatively large-sized metasoma. It is hypothesized that these differences are due to caste differences. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66920/download/pdf/
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author Yuanyuan Guo
Chungkun Shih
De Zhuo
Dong Ren
Yunyun Zhao
Taiping Gao
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Chungkun Shih
De Zhuo
Dong Ren
Yunyun Zhao
Taiping Gao
The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus
ZooKeys
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title The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus
title_short The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus
title_full The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus
title_fullStr The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus
title_full_unstemmed The first queen-worker association for Cretaceous Formicidae: the winged caste of Haidomyrmex cerberus
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publishDate 2021-07-01
description Two queen ant specimens, one alate and one dealate, from mid-Cretaceous (Late Albian–Early Cenomanian) Burmese amber are herein reported as belonging Haidomyrmex cerberus Dlussky, 1996. This is the first discovery and documentation of an alate queen in Haidomyrmex. Compared with workers of Haidomyrmex cerberus, alate and dealate queens are larger in body size, have smaller compound eyes, a longer antennal scape, more complex mandibles, and a relatively large-sized metasoma. It is hypothesized that these differences are due to caste differences.
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