Tetramorium sinensis sp. nov., a parabiotic ant from China, with a key to the Tetramorium inglebyi group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

By

Zhang, Ben’an
Du, Congcong
Chen, Zhilin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1236

Pages

103--117

Subjects

identification key , Myrmicinae , new species , parabiosis , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.137346

 

Abstract

In this paper, Tetramorium sinensis sp. nov., a parabiotic ant, is described. It was discovered within the nest of the queenless ant Diacamma rugosum (Le Guillou, 1842) in Fenghuang Mountain Park, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China. Additionally, a key to the Tetramorium inglebyi group based on the worker caste is provided.