Taxonomic revision of the genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan and Japan, with a key to East Asian species | Zendy

ChiMan Leong | Zendy; Benoît Guénard | Zendy; ShiuhFeng Shiao | Zendy; ChungChi Lin | Zendy

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Taxonomic revision of the genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan and Japan, with a key to East Asian species

Author(s) -

ChiMan Leong,

Benoît Guénard,

ShiuhFeng Shiao,

ChungChi Lin

Publication year - 2019

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.4594.1.1

Subject(s) - biology , hymenoptera , east asia , key (lock) , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , plant litter , genus , biodiversity , zoology , china , ecosystem , geography , archaeology

Ponera is a widespread genus of litter and soil ants. The highest diversity of the genus is found in Asia, with Taiwan and Japan being two of the most species-rich regions. Here, we systematically review the taxonomy of the 16 Taiwanese and Japanese Ponera species, two of which are new species from Taiwan: Ponera terayamai sp. n. and P. wui sp. n. A new key for Ponera species of East Asia is presented.

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