First record of the ant genus Strongylognathus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Afghanistan, with description of a new species

• Autorzy: Radchenko A. , Dubovikoff D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The socially-parasitic ant genus Strongylognathus is reported for Afghanistan for the first time, and a new species, S. kabakovi, is described based on the single queen. It belongs to the huberi species-group and is characterized by the small size. It differs from the latter species by the distinctly concave occipital margin, by the fines body sculpture, and by the less developed standing pilosity on the body.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

first record; ant; Strongylognathus; Hymenoptera; Formicidae; Afghanistan; new species; taxonomy

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.807-810,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Radchenko A.

• Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Dubovikoff D.

• Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences, St.-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya 7/2, 199034 Saint-Petersburg, Russia

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