2022
DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixab022
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First Phylogenomic Assessment of the Amphitropical New World Ant Genus Dorymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a Longstanding Taxonomic Puzzle

Abstract: Dorymyrmex Mayr 1866, the ‘pyramid ants’ or ‘cone ants’, are conspicuous inhabitants of arid landscapes across the Americas. Ranging from the Great Plains to Patagonia, they are concentrated north and south of the tropics in contrast to the latitudinal diversity gradient canon. Despite being frequently collected and ecologically important, Dorymyrmex ants exemplify the taxonomic neglect typical in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus has never had the benefit of a global revision, and even the major lineage… Show more

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“…Dorymyrmex bureni and D. elegans have workers of similar body size (2–4 mm) and colony size (approx. 1000 individuals) [ 29 , 30 ] and are likely sister species [ 31 ]. In addition to providing new taxa for the analyses, these samples provided the opportunity to examine intraspecific variation in nest characteristics, and to explore how nest features differ between closely related taxa.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dorymyrmex bureni and D. elegans have workers of similar body size (2–4 mm) and colony size (approx. 1000 individuals) [ 29 , 30 ] and are likely sister species [ 31 ]. In addition to providing new taxa for the analyses, these samples provided the opportunity to examine intraspecific variation in nest characteristics, and to explore how nest features differ between closely related taxa.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%