Open AccessDescription of a remarkable new species of ant in the genus Daceton Perty (Formicidae: Dacetini) from South America
Author(s) -
Frank Azorsa,
Jeffrey SosaCalvo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.1749.1.3
Subject(s) - biology , genus , zoology , key (lock) , taxonomy (biology) , ecology
A remarkable new species in the ant genus Daceton, which has remained monotypic for 205 years, is described from Brazil and Peru. The new species, Daceton boltoni sp. nov., is similar to its sister species, D. armigerum, but differs from it mainly in the form of the pronotal lateral spines and in the pilosity of the first gastral segment. The taxonomic history and biology of the genus is reviewed.
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