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Issue: Vol. 4268 No. 1: 15 May 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-05-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.1.7
Page range: 117–130
Abstract views: 111
PDF downloaded: 1

Taxonomic notes on the genus Protanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) from Taiwan

Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, No. 27, Lane 113, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, No. 27, Lane 113, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Department of biology, National Changhua University of Education, No.1, Jinde Rd., Changhua 500, Taiwan.
Leptanillinae Protanilla Furcotanilla new species new synonym key to species Hymenoptera Taiwan

Abstract

A new species of Protanilla Taylor, 1990, P. jongi sp. nov., from Taiwan is described and illustrated, along with a supplementary description of the queen morphology of P. lini Terayama, 2009 and biological notes of Protanilla species. Furthermore, Furcotanilla Xu, 2012 is considered a junior synonym of Protanilla on reanalysis of purported diagnostic characters. A key to the world fauna of genus Protanilla based on the worker caste is provided.

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