Pheidole klaman sp. nov.: a new addition from Ivory Coast to the Afrotropical pulchella species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae)

By

Gómez Abal, Kiko
Kouakou, Lombart Mesmer Maurice
Fischer, Georg
Hita Garcia, Francisco, 1975-
Katzke, Julian
Economo, Evan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1104

Pages

129--157

Subjects

3D digitalisation , Ants , distribution range , identification keys , new species , Taï National Park , taxonomy , X–ray micro–CT

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1104.81562

 

Abstract

In this study the taxonomy of the Pheidole pulchella species group is updated for the Afrotropical region and the new species P. klamansp. nov. described. It is integrated into the existing taxonomic system by an updated identification key for the whole group and an update of the known distribution ranges of its members. High quality focus stacking images are provided, with X–ray micro–CT scanned digital 3D representations, of major and minor worker type specimens.