Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar
On Madagascar, the ant genus Pheidole Westwood, 1839 is one of the dominant and most diverse ant genera. Modern studies on the diversity of Madagascan Pheidole has been initiated in 2019 and ended a 100 year-long break in studies on this genus from the island. Based on so far published data, there a...
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Sebastian Salata Brian L. Fisher 2021-02-12T05:15:48Z 2021-02-12T05:15:48Z 2020 2021-02-03 17:21:15 51703 1313-2989 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/60499 On Madagascar, the ant genus Pheidole Westwood, 1839 is one of the dominant and most diverse ant genera. Modern studies on the diversity of Madagascan Pheidole has been initiated in 2019 and ended a 100 year-long break in studies on this genus from the island. Based on so far published data, there are 69 known Pheidole species on the island divided into sixteen species-groups. It is estimated that 97% of them are endemic. Here we present a revision of the sikorae species group, which appears to be the most species-rich on Madagascar. Forty-four members of this group are recognised and described, and an illustrated identification key to this group is also presented. At present, there are 109 valid species and subspecies of Pheidole known from Madagascar, but this number is expected to increase with upcoming taxonomic revisions of the species groups not revised in this study. ZooKeys QL1-991 thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology and animal sciences Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar book Taxonomic rhttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.949.51269evision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar 53b7a98a-89ca-42cf-b71d-fd420f70c5dd 9786192480141 185 186 Pensoft Publishers |
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Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar Sebastian Salata Brian L. Fisher QL1-991 thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology and animal sciences |
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Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar |
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Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar |
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Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar |
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Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar |
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taxonomic revision of the pheidole sikorae species-group (hymenoptera, formicidae) from madagascar |
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Sebastian Salata Brian L. Fisher |
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On Madagascar, the ant genus Pheidole Westwood, 1839 is one of the dominant and most diverse ant genera. Modern studies on the diversity of Madagascan Pheidole has been initiated in 2019 and ended a 100 year-long break in studies on this genus from the island. Based on so far published data, there are 69 known Pheidole species on the island divided into sixteen species-groups. It is estimated that 97% of them are endemic. Here we present a revision of the sikorae species group, which appears to be the most species-rich on Madagascar. Forty-four members of this group are recognised and described, and an illustrated identification key to this group is also presented. At present, there are 109 valid species and subspecies of Pheidole known from Madagascar, but this number is expected to increase with upcoming taxonomic revisions of the species groups not revised in this study.
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