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Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key
Abstract. In this study we provide an update to the taxonomy of the ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in Madagascar. We report the first record of the Tetramorium setigerum species group in Madagascar and describe the only Malagasy representative as Tetramorium cavernicola sp. n., which is known only from...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4523758/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26257564 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.512.9860 |
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author | Hita Garcia, Francisco Fisher, Brian L. |
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description | Abstract. In this study we provide an update to the taxonomy of the ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in Madagascar. We report the first record of the Tetramorium setigerum species group in Madagascar and describe the only Malagasy representative as Tetramorium cavernicola sp. n., which is known only from a cave in Ankarana. In addition, we provide an overview of the 19 proposed Malagasy species groups, and discuss their zoogeography and relationships to other groups and larger lineages within the hyper-diverse genus Tetramorium. At present, we recognise a highly unique Malagasy Tetramorium fauna with 113 species endemic to the island of Madagascar out of a total of 125 translating into an endemism rate of 93%. We hypothesise that this fauna is based on one or a few colonisation events from the Afrotropical region, with subsequent adaptive radiation in Madagascar. Furthermore, we present an updated and illustrated identification key to the Tetramorium species groups in the Malagasy region. |
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spelling | pubmed-45237582015-08-07 Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key Hita Garcia, Francisco Fisher, Brian L. Zookeys Research Article Abstract. In this study we provide an update to the taxonomy of the ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in Madagascar. We report the first record of the Tetramorium setigerum species group in Madagascar and describe the only Malagasy representative as Tetramorium cavernicola sp. n., which is known only from a cave in Ankarana. In addition, we provide an overview of the 19 proposed Malagasy species groups, and discuss their zoogeography and relationships to other groups and larger lineages within the hyper-diverse genus Tetramorium. At present, we recognise a highly unique Malagasy Tetramorium fauna with 113 species endemic to the island of Madagascar out of a total of 125 translating into an endemism rate of 93%. We hypothesise that this fauna is based on one or a few colonisation events from the Afrotropical region, with subsequent adaptive radiation in Madagascar. Furthermore, we present an updated and illustrated identification key to the Tetramorium species groups in the Malagasy region. Pensoft Publishers 2015-07-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4523758/ /pubmed/26257564 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.512.9860 Text en Francisco Hita Garcia, 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. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hita Garcia, Francisco Fisher, Brian L. Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key |
title | Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T.
setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key |
title_full | Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T.
setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key |
title_fullStr | Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T.
setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key |
title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T.
setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key |
title_short | Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T.
setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key |
title_sort | taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus tetramorium mayr in the malagasy region (hymenoptera, formicidae, myrmicinae) – first record of the t.
setigerum species group and additions to the malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4523758/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26257564 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.512.9860 |
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