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Issue: Vol. 2118 No. 1: 27 May. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-05-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2118.1.3
Page range: 37–52
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 16

Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Entomology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, U.S.A
Hymenoptera Afrotropical Malagasy endemics arthropods ants Ravavy Aptinoma taxonomy Dolichoderinae

Abstract

The Malagasy dolichoderine ant genera Aptinoma and Ravavy and the following species are newly described: Aptinoma mangabe sp. n. (type species), Aptinoma antongil sp. n., and Ravavy miafina sp. n. (type species). A key to the five dolichoderine genera of the Malagasy region based on workers is presented.

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