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Issue: Vol. 97 No. 1: 8 Nov. 2002
Type: Article
Published: 2002-11-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.97.1.1
Page range: 1–16
Abstract views: 47
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Revision of the ant genus Streblognathus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

Natural Sciences Division, South African Museum, Iziko Museums of Cape Town, P.O. Box 61, Cape Town, 8000 South Africa
Hymenoptera taxonomy Formicidae Ponerinae Ponerini Streblognathus South Africa Lesotho Swaziland male genitalia

Abstract

The southern African ant genus Streblognathus has long been regarded as being monotypic but a morphological reappraisal of available specimens shows that there are two species: Streblognathus aethiopicus (F. Smith), which occurs in the southern karoo of the Eastern Cape, and Streblognathus peetersi sp. nov., which occurs in the eastern grasslands of southern Africa. Workers and males are described and keyed. Male genitalia are illustrated and the significance of the large barbs on the penis valves is discussed.

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