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

By

Overson, Rick
Fisher, Brian Lee, 1964-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

507

Pages

115-150

Subjects

Afrotropical region , Amblyoponinae , equatorial rainforest , Madagascar , Prionopelta , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.507.9303

 

Abstract

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.