DOI: https://doi.org/10.25849/myrmecol.news_016:133

Open Access: CC BY 4.0

Author:

Jaitrong, W., Yamane, S. & Tasen, W.



Year: 2012

Title:

A sibling species of Aenictus dentatus Forel, 1911 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from continental Southeast Asia



Journal: Myrmecological News

Volume: 16

Pages: 133-138

Type of contribution: Original Article

Supplementary material: No

Abstract:

A new species of army ant, closely related to Aenictus dentatus Forel, 1911, is described and illustrated based on the worker caste under the name Aenictus paradentatus Jaitrong & Yamane sp.n. This species is distributed in the continental Southeast Asia, while A. dentatus is restricted to Sundaland.

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Key words:

Taxonomy, Formicidae, Aenictinae, Aenictus paradentatus, army ant, new species.



Publisher: The Austrian Society of Entomofaunistics

ISSN: Print: 1994-4136 - Online: 1997-3500