Taxonomic overview of the hyperdiverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India with descriptions and X-ray microtomography of two new species from the Andaman Islands

With 600 described species, the ant genus Tetramorium represents one of the most species-rich ant radiations. However, much work remains to fully document the hyperdiversity of this remarkable group. Tetramorium, while globally distributed, is thought to have originated in the Afrotropics and is par...

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Main Authors: Gaurav Agavekar, Francisco Hita Garcia, Evan P. Economo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3800.pdf