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A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines
Abstract. An overview of the history of myrmecology in the Philippine archipelago is presented. Keys are provided to the 11 ant subfamilies and the 92 ant genera known from the Philippines. Eleven ant genera (12%), including 3 undescribed genera, are recorded for the first time from the Philippines....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378090/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22767999 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.200.2447 |
| Sumario: | Abstract. An overview of the history of myrmecology in the Philippine archipelago is presented. Keys are provided to the 11 ant subfamilies and the 92 ant genera known from the Philippines. Eleven ant genera (12%), including 3 undescribed genera, are recorded for the first time from the Philippines. The biology and ecology of the 92 genera, illustrated by full-face and profile photo-images, of Philippine ants are summarized in the form of brief generic accounts. A bibliography of significant taxonomic and behavioral papers on Philippine ants and a checklist of valid species and subspecies and their island distributions are provided. |
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