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Issue: Vol. 5652 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.12
Page range: 103-110
Abstract views: 45
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Taxonomy of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species

Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University); Ministry of Education; Guilin 541004; China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology (Guangxi Normal University); Guilin 541004; China
Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University); Ministry of Education; Guilin 541004; China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology (Guangxi Normal University); Guilin 541004; China
Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University); Ministry of Education; Guilin 541004; China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology (Guangxi Normal University); Guilin 541004; China
Hymenoptera new species key Solenopsidini Myrmicinae

Abstract

The Chinese members of the myrmicine genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 were revised based on the worker caste, including one known species, Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894), and two new species, S. brevidorsa sp. nov. and S. magnocula sp. nov. A key for all three known Chinese species of Syllophopsis is also provided based on the worker caste.

 

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How to Cite

Liang, X., Du, C. & Chen, Z. (2025) Taxonomy of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 103–110. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.12