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Title: A new species of Simopelta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from Brazil and Costa Rica
Authors: Fernandes, Itanna Oliveira
Souza, Jorge Luiz Pereira
Fernández C, Fernando
Delabie, Jacques H.C.
Schultz, Ted R.
Keywords: Anomma
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Ponerinae
Simopelta
Simopelta Jeckylli
Anatomy And Histology
Animals
Animals Dispersal
Animals Structures
Ant
Body Size
Classification
Costa Rica
Evolution
Growth, Development And Aging
Organ Size
Rainforest
Animals Distribution
Animals Structures
Animal
Ants
Biological Evolution
Body Size
Costa Rica
Organ Size
Rainforest
Issue Date: 2015
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: Zootaxa
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Volume 3956, Número 2, Pags. 295-300
Abstract: The genus Simopelta consists of 21 described species restricted to Central America and South America. The present study describes a new cryptobiotic species, Simopelta anomma sp. nov.. The new species is blind, possesses a 3-segmented antennal club, and has the midtibia with several stout setae, a combination of characters unique within the genus. Moreover, some traits of this species require broadening the definition of the genus. The discovery of S. anomma sp. nov. suggests that many undiscovered species, some of which may be important for understanding ant evolution, remain hidden below ground in Neotropical rainforests. Copyright © 2015 Magnolia Press.
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3956.2.10
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