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TWO NEW RECORD GENERA AND THREE NEW SPECIES OF FORMICIDAE (HYMENOPTERA) FROM CHINA *
Author(s) -
Xu Zhenghui
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1744-7917
pISSN - 1672-9609
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1998.tb00308.x
Subject(s) - hymenoptera , biology , china , mainland china , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , archaeology , geography
Three new species of the family Formicidae were discovered in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve of Southern Yunnan, China, i.e. Emeryopone melaina sp. nov., Myopias conicara sp. nov. and Myrmoteras cuneonodum sp. nov. Emeryopone Forel and Mymoteras Forel are new record genera in China. Myopias Roger is recorded in mainland of China for the first time.