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A sibling species of Platythyrea clypeata Forel, 1911 in southeast Asia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae).


ABSTRACT: A new species of the rarely collected ant genus Platythyrea Roger, 1863 closely related to Platythyrea clypeata Forel, 1911 is described and illustrated based on the worker caste under the name Platythyrea janyaisp. n. This species is distributed in southern Thailand and western Malaysia, while P. clypeata is distributed in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand in the areas north of the Isthmus of Kra. Platythyrea clypeata is newly recorded from Thailand from dead wood on the forest floor. The type series of P. janyai was also collected from rotten wood on the forest floor.

SUBMITTER: Phengsi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5799728 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A sibling species of <i>Platythyrea clypeata</i> Forel, 1911 in southeast Asia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae).

Phengsi Natthaporn N   Jaitrong Weeyawat W   Ruangsittichai Jiraporn J   Salinee Khachonpisitsak  

ZooKeys 20180116 729


A new species of the rarely collected ant genus <i>Platythyrea</i> Roger, 1863 closely related to <i>Platythyrea clypeata</i> Forel, 1911 is described and illustrated based on the worker caste under the name <i>Platythyrea janyai</i><b>sp. n.</b> This species is distributed in southern Thailand and western Malaysia, while <i>P. clypeata</i> is distributed in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand in the areas north of the Isthmus of Kra. <i>Platythyrea clypeata</i> is newly recorded from Thailan  ...[more]

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