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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Phylogeny of the ant genus Aphaenogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of a new species

Kiko GómezDavid Roldán MartínezXavier Espadaler

subject

0106 biological sciencesAphaenogasterulibeliAphaenogaster010607 zoologyZoologyHymenoptera010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesGenusPeninsulaPhylogeneticsPhylogenyQH540-549.5geographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryEcologybiologyPhylogenetic treebiology.organism_classificationNew speciesKeyQL1-991HabitatInsect ScienceKey (lock)QH1-278.5Natural history (General)ZoologyIberian Peninsula

description

A phylogenetic tree of the Iberian Aphaenogaster species - except for A. splendida (Roger) - and a key to the worker caste of all Iberian Aphaenogaster species are proposed. The position of A. striativentris Forel and A. cardenai Espadaler is discussed, stating the possibility that this second species may belong to a new, undescribed genus. Aphaenogaster ulibeli n. sp. is described from the Iberian Peninsula. Its closest relatives are A. gibbosa (Latreille) and A. striativentris. Its habitat seems to be restricted to caducifolia forests in the Western Central Massif. 

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-07-01Sociobiology
https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v65i2.2099