Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Two new species of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 from China are described, i. e. L. laeviterga sp. nov. and L. rufida sp. nov.. L. laeviterga is close to L. strena Zhou, but mandibles without tooth; anterior margin of clypeus truncate and with a pair of denticles in the middle; meso-propodea...

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Main Author: Shan Yi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-09-01
Series:Sociobiology
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/554
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spelling doaj-5917a491ecdc4b01947547f9cd3c2f0e2021-10-04T02:14:30ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672014-09-0159310.13102/sociobiology.v59i3.554Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Shan Yi Zhou Two new species of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 from China are described, i. e. L. laeviterga sp. nov. and L. rufida sp. nov.. L. laeviterga is close to L. strena Zhou, but mandibles without tooth; anterior margin of clypeus truncate and with a pair of denticles in the middle; meso-propodeal suture deeply depressed. L. rufida is close to L. confucii Forel, but dorsum of head in front of the eyes finely punctuate; anterior margin of clypeus rounded and with a pair of denticles in the middle; body brownish red. A key to all known species of the genus from China based on the worker caste is provided. http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/554
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Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Sociobiology
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title Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_short Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_fullStr Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full_unstemmed Two New Species of the Genus Leptogenys From Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_sort two new species of the genus leptogenys from guangxi, china (hymenoptera: formicidae)
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
series Sociobiology
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2447-8067
publishDate 2014-09-01
description Two new species of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 from China are described, i. e. L. laeviterga sp. nov. and L. rufida sp. nov.. L. laeviterga is close to L. strena Zhou, but mandibles without tooth; anterior margin of clypeus truncate and with a pair of denticles in the middle; meso-propodeal suture deeply depressed. L. rufida is close to L. confucii Forel, but dorsum of head in front of the eyes finely punctuate; anterior margin of clypeus rounded and with a pair of denticles in the middle; body brownish red. A key to all known species of the genus from China based on the worker caste is provided.
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