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A Descriptive Morphology of the Ant Genus Procryptocerus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Morphology is the most direct approach biologists have to recognize uniqueness of insect species as compared to close relatives. Ants of the genus Procryptocerus possess important morphologic characters yet have not been explored for use in a taxonomic revision. The genus is characterized by the pro...

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Autores principales: Serna, F., Mackay, W.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20874568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.11101
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description Morphology is the most direct approach biologists have to recognize uniqueness of insect species as compared to close relatives. Ants of the genus Procryptocerus possess important morphologic characters yet have not been explored for use in a taxonomic revision. The genus is characterized by the protrusion of the clypeus forming a broad nasus and antennal scrobes over the eyes. The toruli are located right posterior to the flanks of the nasus opposite to each other. The vertex is deflexed posteriorly in most species. An in-group comparison of the external morphology is presented focusing on the workers. A general morphology for gynes and males is also presented. Previously mentioned characters as well as new ones are presented, and their character states in different species are clarified. For the metasoma a new system of ant metasomal somite nomenclature is presented that is applicable to Aculeata in general. Finally, a Glossary of morphological terms is offered for the genus (available online). Most of the terminology can be used in other members of the Formicidae and Aculeata.
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spelling pubmed-30169272012-02-09 A Descriptive Morphology of the Ant Genus Procryptocerus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Serna, F. Mackay, W. J Insect Sci Article Morphology is the most direct approach biologists have to recognize uniqueness of insect species as compared to close relatives. Ants of the genus Procryptocerus possess important morphologic characters yet have not been explored for use in a taxonomic revision. The genus is characterized by the protrusion of the clypeus forming a broad nasus and antennal scrobes over the eyes. The toruli are located right posterior to the flanks of the nasus opposite to each other. The vertex is deflexed posteriorly in most species. An in-group comparison of the external morphology is presented focusing on the workers. A general morphology for gynes and males is also presented. Previously mentioned characters as well as new ones are presented, and their character states in different species are clarified. For the metasoma a new system of ant metasomal somite nomenclature is presented that is applicable to Aculeata in general. Finally, a Glossary of morphological terms is offered for the genus (available online). Most of the terminology can be used in other members of the Formicidae and Aculeata. University of Wisconsin Library 2010-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC3016927/ /pubmed/20874568 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.11101 Text en © 2010 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed A Descriptive Morphology of the Ant Genus Procryptocerus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_short A Descriptive Morphology of the Ant Genus Procryptocerus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20874568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.11101
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