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Issue: Vol. 1376 No. 1: 11 Dec. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-12-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1376.1.1
Page range: 1–35
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 1

The Oriental species of the ant genus Probolomyrmex (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Proceratiinae)

The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065
Hymenoptera Formicidae Probolomyrmex Oriental new species male queen key.

Abstract

Ten species of the proceratiine ant genus Probolomyrmex are recognized in the Oriental Region: bidens Brown, dammermani Wheeler, itoi sp. nov., longinodus Terayama et Ogata, longiscapus Xu et Zeng, maryatiae sp. nov., okinawensis Terayama et Ogata, procne Brown, vieti sp. nov. and watanabei Tanaka. The ten species and two Australian species can be classified into two species groups. The longinodus group is characterized by the petiole which is clearly longer than high, and subpetiolar process which is low with poorly developed posteroventral portion. The greavesi group is characterized by the petiole which is at most a little longer than high, and subpetiolar process which is developed and somewhat rectangular. Males of dammermani and longiscapus, and queens of dammermani, longinodus, longiscapus and watanabei were described for the first time. A key to the Oriental species of the genus is also given.

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