Two new species of the ant genus Acanthomyrmex Emery, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand
Acanthomyrmex Emery, 1893 is a small myrmicine genus of the tribe Crematogastrini. Seventeen species of the genus have been recorded from Southeast Asia. Herein, two new species from Thailand (Acanthomyrmex malikuli sp. n. and Acanthomyrmex mizunoi sp. n.) are added to this genus. Both species belon...
| Published in: | ZooKeys |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/33609/download/pdf/ |
| Summary: | Acanthomyrmex Emery, 1893 is a small myrmicine genus of the tribe Crematogastrini. Seventeen species of the genus have been recorded from Southeast Asia. Herein, two new species from Thailand (Acanthomyrmex malikuli sp. n. and Acanthomyrmex mizunoi sp. n.) are added to this genus. Both species belong to Acanthomyrmex luciolae species group. Acanthomyrmex malikuli was collected from hard dead wood on forest floor, while A. mizunoi nested in soil. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |