Systematics of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology

The genus Proceratium Roger, 1863 contains cryptic, subterranean ants that are seldom sampled and rare in natural history collections. Furthermore, most Proceratium specimens are extremely hairy and, due to their enlarged and curved gaster, often mounted suboptimally. As a conseque...

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Main Authors: Michael Staab, Francisco Hita Garcia, Cong Liu, Zheng-Hui Xu, Evan P. Economo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=24908