Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Aphaenogaster swammerdami group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Madagascar is famous for its extremely rich biodiversity; the island harbors predominantly endemic and threatened communities meriting special attention from biodiversity scientists. Continuing ongoing efforts to inventory the Malagasy ant fauna, we revise the species currently placed in the myrmicine genus Aphaenogaster Mayr. One species described from Madagascar, Aphaenogaster friederichsi Forel, is synonymized with the Palearctic A. subterranea Latreille syn. nov. This species is considered neither native to Madagascar nor established in the region. This revision focuses on the balance of species in the A. swammerdami group which are all endemic to Madagascar.

Methods

The diversity of the Malagasy Aphaenogaster fauna wa

SUBMITTER: Csosz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7934650 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature