Kempfidris : a new genus of myrmicine ants from the Neotropical region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

  • The new genus Kempfidris gen. nov. is described based on the workers of a single species, K. inusualis comb. nov., from Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Kempfidris inusualis comb. nov. was originally described by Fernández (2007) and provisionally placed in Monomorium awaiting a better understanding of the internal relationships in Myrmicinae. Kempfidris gen. nov. has a series of distinctive morphological characters including the mandibular configuration, vestibulate propodeal spiracle, propodeal carinae, and cylindrical micro-pegs on the posteromedian portion of abdominal tergum VI and anteromedian portion of abdominal tergum VII. This last trait appears to be autapomorphic for the genus.

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Author:Fernando Fernández, Rodrigo Machado Feitosa, John Edwin LattkeORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-371390
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.85
Parent Title (English):European journal of taxonomy : 85
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (85)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Part of Periodical
Language:English
Year of Completion:2014
Year of first Publication:2014
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2015/03/18
Tag:Myrmicinae; Neotropical region; new genus; taxonomy
Page Number:10
HeBIS-PPN:362745927
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0