On the taxonomy of Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Philippines

Digital Gems > Biodiversity Library of Southeast Asia

Language

English

Creator

Zettel, H.
Alice Laciny, A.
Balàka, P.
General, D. E. M.

Source Title

The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Publication date

2018/11/01

Publisher

Dept. of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Page

610–623

Content Type

Journal Article

Object Type

Text

Terms of Use

Open Access

Access Status

Open

Repository

NUS Libraries

Start File Page

610

End File Page

623

Volume

66

Issue

1

Call Number

QL319 NMB

Subject

Ants -- Phillipines -- Classification
Ants -- Phillipines -- Identification

Keyword

ants
Formicidae
Myrmicaria
new species
key
Philippines

Abstract

In the Philippines, several species of the Myrmicaria brunnea group occur, whereas the M. arachnoides group is unknown from the archipelago. Here we redescribe Myrmicaria aphidicola Calilung, 2000, an endemic species of Mindanao and the only Myrmicaria so far described from the Philippines, and describe three species as new to science: M. buenaventei new species from northern Luzon, M. chapmani new species from Negros, and M. transversa new species from southern Luzon.

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