Taxonomic study on the queens of the Japanese ponerine genera, with a redescription of Ectomomyrmex horni restituted as a valid species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Yamane Seiki, Hosoishi Shingo, Ito Fuminori
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64(2): 249-267, 2024
DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2024.017
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E3DA805D-15F4-46DF-93C2-85C512C1ECBA
Published online: 1st October 2024
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Abstract: Queen ants of the Japanese ponerine genera are described, with the first key to the Japanese genera based on the queen caste. Important queen characters are enumerated and caste differences are discussed for each genus. Physical and behavioral aspects of functional queens (alate/dealate queen, ergatoid, and gamergate) in the Japanese ponerines are briefly discussed. Ectomomyrmex horni (Forel, 1913), stat. restit., is resurrected from synonymy with Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr, 1867. A redes­cription of E. horni is presented based on Japanese and Taiwanese specimens.
Key words: Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae, ant, caste, genus character, male, queen, redescription, worker, Japan, Taiwan
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Yamane Seiki, Hosoishi Shingo, Ito Fuminori
Taxonomic study on the queens of the Japanese ponerine genera, with a redescription of Ectomomyrmex horni restituted as a valid species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64(2): 249-267
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