Open AccessFirst Record ofLenomyrmex inusitatus(Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Ecuador and Description of the Queen
Author(s) -
Thibaut Delsinne,
Fernando Fernández
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
psyche a journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1687-7438
pISSN - 0033-2615
DOI - 10.1155/2012/145743
Subject(s) - myrmicinae , queen (butterfly) , key (lock) , genus , geography , zoology , biology , hymenoptera , ecology
The rarely collected ant Lenomyrmex inusitatus Fernandez 2001 is recorded for the first time in Ecuador. The queen is described. The new record is the southernmost limit of distribution for the genus. A key to the workers of the six Lenomyrmex species and a key for the known queens are provided.
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