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A new species of Stigmatomma from Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Amblyoponinae).

ABSTRACT: Stigmatomma is the most speciose ant genus in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. In the present paper, the worker caste of a new species is described, S. luyiaesp. n., which was collected from a soil sample in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Taiwan. An identification key to the females of Stigmatomma species with 11 antennomeres occurring in Asia is also provided.

SUBMITTER: Hsu FC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5674053 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A new species of Stigmatomma from Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Amblyoponinae).

Hsu Feng-Chuan FC Esteves Flavia A FA Chou Lien-Siang LS Lin Chung-Chi CC

ZooKeys 20171003 705

Stigmatomma is the most speciose ant genus in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. In the present paper, the worker caste of a new species is described, S. luyiaesp. n., which was collected from a soil sample in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in Taiwan. An identification key to the females of Stigmatomma species with 11 antennomeres occurring in Asia is also provided. ...[more]

PMID: 29118613

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