The queen of the ant species, Myrmica zhengi Ma ＆ Xu, is described. The queen is similar to workers, but differs from the latter in the following characters： Head with three large ocelli, eyes with dark colored patc...The queen of the ant species, Myrmica zhengi Ma ＆ Xu, is described. The queen is similar to workers, but differs from the latter in the following characters： Head with three large ocelli, eyes with dark colored patches; clypeus cabochon, anterior margin straight; mandible shiny, alitrunk very regularly longitudinally striated, petiole, dorsum of postpetiole and gaster shiny and smooth; body mainly brown, edge of mesonotum with suberect hair, posterior part of postpetiole with a transverse row of sparse erect hairs.展开更多
The third species of the ant genus Perissomyrmex in the world, P. fissus sp. nov., is collected from Ailao Mountain Nature Reserve of Yunnan Province. Perissomyrmex is a new record genus in China. Taxonomic key based ...The third species of the ant genus Perissomyrmex in the world, P. fissus sp. nov., is collected from Ailao Mountain Nature Reserve of Yunnan Province. Perissomyrmex is a new record genus in China. Taxonomic key based on worker caste is provided for the 3 species: P. snyderi Smith, P. monticola de Andrade, and P. fissus sp. nov.展开更多
基金funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (CK200902026)
文摘The queen of the ant species, Myrmica zhengi Ma ＆ Xu, is described. The queen is similar to workers, but differs from the latter in the following characters： Head with three large ocelli, eyes with dark colored patches; clypeus cabochon, anterior margin straight; mandible shiny, alitrunk very regularly longitudinally striated, petiole, dorsum of postpetiole and gaster shiny and smooth; body mainly brown, edge of mesonotum with suberect hair, posterior part of postpetiole with a transverse row of sparse erect hairs.
基金This study is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province (2001 C0042M) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30260016)
文摘The third species of the ant genus Perissomyrmex in the world, P. fissus sp. nov., is collected from Ailao Mountain Nature Reserve of Yunnan Province. Perissomyrmex is a new record genus in China. Taxonomic key based on worker caste is provided for the 3 species: P. snyderi Smith, P. monticola de Andrade, and P. fissus sp. nov.
