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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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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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author | Hita Garcia, Francisco Sarnat, Eli M. Economo, Evan P. |
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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. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hita Garcia, Francisco Sarnat, Eli M. Economo, Evan P. 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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