2015
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.512.9860
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Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key

Abstract: In this study we provide an update to the taxonomy of the ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in Madagascar. We report the first record of the Tetramorium setigerum species group in Madagascar and describe the only Malagasy representative as Tetramorium cavernicola sp. n., which is known only from a cave in Ankarana. In addition, we provide an overview of the 19 proposed Malagasy species groups, and discuss their zoogeography and relationships to other groups and larger lineages within the hyper-diverse genus Tetramori… Show more

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“…The terminology used in this paper is based mainly on the morphological terminology of Bolton (1980). Measurements and indices used in this paper follow Hita Garcia & Fisher (2015). All measurements and indices are presented as minimum and maximum, and are expressed in millimetres, with arithmetic means in parentheses.…”
Section: Morphological Examinationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The terminology used in this paper is based mainly on the morphological terminology of Bolton (1980). Measurements and indices used in this paper follow Hita Garcia & Fisher (2015). All measurements and indices are presented as minimum and maximum, and are expressed in millimetres, with arithmetic means in parentheses.…”
Section: Morphological Examinationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 is one of the most diverse and species-rich ant genera, with approximately 580 described species (Hita Garcia & Fisher 2015;Bolton 2017). It is distributed throughout most zoogeographical regions of the world but its highest diversity lies in the Afrotropical region, with about 250 described species (Bolton 1976(Bolton , 1980(Bolton , 1985Hita Garcia et al 2010a, 2010b, 2010cHita Garcia & Fisher 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regardless of the abundance and diversity of those genera, their taxonomy had been in a deficient state until recent times. One can estimate that the understanding of the diversity of Strumigenys [23], Camponotus [24][25][26][27], and Tetramorium [28][29][30][31][32] is fairly complete.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The taxonomic foundation for the genus is in a relatively good condition thanks to the initial comprehensive taxonomic treatments by Bolton (1976 , 1977 , 1979 , 1980 ) who revised all the regions except for the Palearctic. These works were the foundation for recent revisionary works focusing on the Afrotropical ( Hita Garcia & Fischer, 2014 ; Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010 ; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2013 , 2014a ), Malagasy ( Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011 , 2012a , 2012b , 2014b , 2015 ), and Palearctic regions ( Csösz, Radchenko & Schulz, 2007 ; Csösz & Schulz, 2010 ). Nevertheless, the Indomalayan Tetramorium fauna as a whole or in parts was not revised since Bolton (1977) , and our knowledge of Indomalayan Tetramorium diversity has only slightly grown through some smaller regional treatments or insular single species descriptions ( Bharti, 2011 ; Bharti & Kumar, 2012 ; Schlick-Steiner, Steiner & Zettel, 2006 ; Sheela & Narendran, 1998 ; Sorger, 2011 ; Yamane & Jaitrong, 2011 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%