Three species of the ant genus Echinopla are recognized in China:E.cherapunjiensis,E.striata and E.lateropilosa.The last one is recorded for the first time in China.Morphological descriptions,measurements,distribution...Three species of the ant genus Echinopla are recognized in China:E.cherapunjiensis,E.striata and E.lateropilosa.The last one is recorded for the first time in China.Morphological descriptions,measurements,distribution and high-resolution color pictures of the worker caste of each species are provided.A key to the known Chinese species based on worker caste is presented.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31960108)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi(2018GXNSFAA294005)+1 种基金the National Animal Collection Resource Center of China,the Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection(Guangxi Normal University)the Ministry of Education and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology(Guangxi Normal University)。
文摘Three species of the ant genus Echinopla are recognized in China:E.cherapunjiensis,E.striata and E.lateropilosa.The last one is recorded for the first time in China.Morphological descriptions,measurements,distribution and high-resolution color pictures of the worker caste of each species are provided.A key to the known Chinese species based on worker caste is presented.
