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Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji

Abstract. The Fiji archipelago harbours a surprisingly diverse and endemic ant fauna, despite its isolated and remote location in the South Pacific. The ant genus Proceratium is present on Fiji with three endemic species, of which Proceratium oceanicum De Andrade, 2003 and Proceratium relictum Mann,...

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Autores principales: Hita Garcia, Francisco, Sarnat, Eli M., Economo, Evan P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25684999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.475.8761
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description Abstract. The Fiji archipelago harbours a surprisingly diverse and endemic ant fauna, despite its isolated and remote location in the South Pacific. The ant genus Proceratium is present on Fiji with three endemic species, of which Proceratium oceanicum De Andrade, 2003 and Proceratium relictum Mann, 1921 were previously known. In this study we describe the third species: Proceratium vinaka sp. n. All three species are members of the widespread and species-rich Proceratium silaceum clade. In order to integrate the new species into the current taxonomic system, we present an illustrated identification key to the worker caste of the three Fijian species. In addition, we provide a detailed description of Proceratium vinaka, as well as species accounts for the other two species, which include diagnoses, taxonomic discussions, specimen photographs, and a distribution map.
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spelling pubmed-43117012015-02-15 Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji Hita Garcia, Francisco Sarnat, Eli M. Economo, Evan P. Zookeys Research Article Abstract. The Fiji archipelago harbours a surprisingly diverse and endemic ant fauna, despite its isolated and remote location in the South Pacific. The ant genus Proceratium is present on Fiji with three endemic species, of which Proceratium oceanicum De Andrade, 2003 and Proceratium relictum Mann, 1921 were previously known. In this study we describe the third species: Proceratium vinaka sp. n. All three species are members of the widespread and species-rich Proceratium silaceum clade. In order to integrate the new species into the current taxonomic system, we present an illustrated identification key to the worker caste of the three Fijian species. In addition, we provide a detailed description of Proceratium vinaka, as well as species accounts for the other two species, which include diagnoses, taxonomic discussions, specimen photographs, and a distribution map. Pensoft Publishers 2015-01-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4311701/ /pubmed/25684999 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.475.8761 Text en Francisco Hita Garcia, Eli M. Sarnat, Evan P. Economo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji
title Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji
title_full Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji
title_fullStr Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji
title_full_unstemmed Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji
title_short Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji
title_sort revision of the ant genus proceratium roger (hymenoptera, proceratiinae) in fiji
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25684999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.475.8761
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