Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Afrotropical region · Topics: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Animal and Plant Science Education, Plant and animal studies

In this study we revise the taxonomy of the genus Prionopelta for the Malagasy region, treating seven species, six of which are newly described (P. laurae sp. n., P. seychelles sp. n., P. subtilis sp. n., P. talos sp. n., P. vampira sp. n., P. xerosilva sp. n.), and one redescribed (P. descarpentriesi Santschi). One species, P. seychelles, is restricted to Seychelles, while the six remaining species treated are endemic to Madagascar.

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