A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina

We describe Pheidole acutiloba Mackay, based on the majors, minors, females and males, with the head of the major formed into a shield. This species is similar to P. aberrans and P. obscurifrons, and we discuss the similarities and differences between the majors of the three species. We provide an a...

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Autores principales: MacKay, W.P., Sola, F.J., Josens, R.
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spelling todo:paper_00028320_v137_n3-4_p297_MacKay2023-10-03T13:54:36Z A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina MacKay, W.P. Sola, F.J. Josens, R. Formicidae Hymenoptera Pheidole Pheidole aberrans We describe Pheidole acutiloba Mackay, based on the majors, minors, females and males, with the head of the major formed into a shield. This species is similar to P. aberrans and P. obscurifrons, and we discuss the similarities and differences between the majors of the three species. We provide an amendment to the key in Wilson's monograph to accommodate the new species. Fil:Sola, F.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Josens, R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00028320_v137_n3-4_p297_MacKay
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Pheidole
Pheidole aberrans
spellingShingle Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Pheidole
Pheidole aberrans
MacKay, W.P.
Sola, F.J.
Josens, R.
A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina
topic_facet Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Pheidole
Pheidole aberrans
description We describe Pheidole acutiloba Mackay, based on the majors, minors, females and males, with the head of the major formed into a shield. This species is similar to P. aberrans and P. obscurifrons, and we discuss the similarities and differences between the majors of the three species. We provide an amendment to the key in Wilson's monograph to accommodate the new species.
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author MacKay, W.P.
Sola, F.J.
Josens, R.
author_facet MacKay, W.P.
Sola, F.J.
Josens, R.
author_sort MacKay, W.P.
title A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina
title_short A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina
title_full A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina
title_fullStr A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina
title_full_unstemmed A new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aberrans group) from Argentina
title_sort new shield-faced ant of the genus pheidole (hymenoptera: formicidae: aberrans group) from argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00028320_v137_n3-4_p297_MacKay
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