Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region

Abstract. In this study we revise the taxonomy of the genus Prionopelta for the Malagasy region, treating seven species, six of which are newly described (Prionopelta laurae sp. n., Prionopelta seychelles sp. n., Prionopelta subtilis sp. n., Prionopelta talos sp. n., Prionopelta vampira sp. n., Prio...

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Autores principales: Overson, Rick, Fisher, Brian L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26155073
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.507.9303
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description Abstract. In this study we revise the taxonomy of the genus Prionopelta for the Malagasy region, treating seven species, six of which are newly described (Prionopelta laurae sp. n., Prionopelta seychelles sp. n., Prionopelta subtilis sp. n., Prionopelta talos sp. n., Prionopelta vampira sp. n., Prionopelta xerosilva sp. n.), and one redescribed (Prionopelta descarpentriesi Santschi). One species, Prionopelta seychelles, is restricted to Seychelles, while the six remaining species treated are endemic to Madagascar.
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spelling pubmed-44902212015-07-07 Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region Overson, Rick Fisher, Brian L. Zookeys Research Article Abstract. In this study we revise the taxonomy of the genus Prionopelta for the Malagasy region, treating seven species, six of which are newly described (Prionopelta laurae sp. n., Prionopelta seychelles sp. n., Prionopelta subtilis sp. n., Prionopelta talos sp. n., Prionopelta vampira sp. n., Prionopelta xerosilva sp. n.), and one redescribed (Prionopelta descarpentriesi Santschi). One species, Prionopelta seychelles, is restricted to Seychelles, while the six remaining species treated are endemic to Madagascar. Pensoft Publishers 2015-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4490221/ /pubmed/26155073 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.507.9303 Text en Rick Overson, Brian L. Fisher 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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Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region
title Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region
title_full Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region
title_fullStr Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region
title_short Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region
title_sort taxonomic revision of the genus prionopelta (hymenoptera, formicidae) in the malagasy region
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26155073
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.507.9303
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