New Species and New Records of Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Neotropical schulzi Species Group-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

New Species and New Records of Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Neotropical schulzi Species Group

Published:2024-08-21 Issue:3 Volume:4 Page:633-648
ISSN:2673-6500
Container-title:Taxonomy
language:en
Short-container-title:Taxonomy

Author:

dos Santos-Neto Esperidião Alves¹^ORCID,Chaul Júlio Cezar Mário²,Delabie Jacques Hubert Charles¹³

Affiliation:

1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus 45662-900, BA, Brazil

2. Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil

3. Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira, Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Laboratório de Mirmecologia, Ilhéus 45600-000, BA, Brazil

Abstract

The genus Strumigenys is the third most diverse among ants, having been reviewed globally. Despite this comprehensive review, new species are frequently discovered in most biogeographic regions. Here, we describe two new species, Strumigenys itannae sp. nov. and Strumigenys xoko sp. nov., based on material collected in the Amazon and the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Additionally, new records for S. castanea, S. metrix, and S. orchibia are provided, expanding the known distribution of these species. We discuss morphological variation in S. schulzi and provide biological notes that indicate some species within the schulzi group are arboreal inhabitants. We provided an identification key for the newly described species as an amendment to the identification key for the Neotropical Strumigenys.

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/4/3/32/pdf

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