A new peculiar Myrmica species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the North Caucasus

• Autorzy: Radchenko A. , Yusupov Z.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A new species, Myrmica elbrusi sp. nov., is described from the North Caucasus (Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia). Its main diagnostic features are: the scape smoothly curved at the base, with no trace of lobe or carina; the frontal carinae very feebly curved, merging with the rugae that extend to the posterior margin, not curved outwards and not merged with the rugae surrounding antennal sockets; the frontal lobes not extended; the anterior clypeal margin distinctly prominent, narrowly rounded, not notched medially. Based on the above characters, M. elbrusi well differs from any other known Euro-Caucasian Myrmica species with smoothly curved scape [e.g. M. rubra (L.), M. ruginodis Nyl., M, gallienii Bondr., M. bergi Ruzs.], but fits well either to the rugosa- or dshungarica species-groups (sensu Radchenko and Elmes 2010). Unfortunately, until males of M. elbrusi are found, this question cannot be resolved.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

new species; ant; Myrmica elbrusi; Hymenoptera; Formicidae; Caucasus fauna; taxonomy; zoogeography

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 62
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.593-598,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Radchenko A.

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

autor

Yusupov Z.

• Federal state budget scientific establishment Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories, Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 360000 Nalchik, Russia

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