Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical Myrmicinae ant genus Blepharidatta Wheeler

We revise the taxonomy of the exclusively Neotropical Myrmicinae ant genus Blepharidatta (Attini), redescribing the known species (B. brasiliensis and B. conops), and describing two new species, B. delabiei sp. n. (Brazil: Bahia) and B. fernandezi sp. n. (Colombia: Amazonas). We also describe worker...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4012; no. 1; p. 33
Main Authors Brandão, Carlos Roberto F, Feitosa, Rodrigo M, Diniz, Jorge L M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 02.09.2015
Subjects
Animal Distribution
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Ants - anatomy & histology
Ants - classification
Ants - growth & development
Body Size
Brazil
Ecosystem
Female
Larva - anatomy & histology
Larva - classification
Larva - growth & development
Male
Organ Size
Brazil
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Summary:We revise the taxonomy of the exclusively Neotropical Myrmicinae ant genus Blepharidatta (Attini), redescribing the known species (B. brasiliensis and B. conops), and describing two new species, B. delabiei sp. n. (Brazil: Bahia) and B. fernandezi sp. n. (Colombia: Amazonas). We also describe worker sting apparatuses, larvae, males, and ergatoid gynes of all species, except for B. fernandezi, known only from few worker specimens; we provide a key for identifying workers, present distribution maps for all species and summarize the knowledge on the biology of Blepharidatta species.
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4012.1.2