THE AUSTRALIAN ANT GENUS FROGGATTELLA FOREL (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)REVISITED

Authors
SHATTUCK SO
Citation
So. Shattuck, THE AUSTRALIAN ANT GENUS FROGGATTELLA FOREL (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)REVISITED, Australian journal of entomology, 35, 1996, pp. 43-47
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Australian journal of entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13266756
Volume
35
Year of publication
1996
Part
1
Pages
43 - 47
Database
ISI
SICI code
1326-6756(1996)35:<43:TAAGFF>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The dolichoderine ant genus Froggattella Forel is revised. The genus c ontains two species, F. kirbii (Lowne) and F. latispina Wheeler. Frogg attella kirbii is widely distributed in sclerophyll woodlands of Austr alia while F. latispina is known from only two localities in South Aus tralia. The subspecies F. kirbii bispinosa Forel, F. k. ianthiana Whee ler, F. k. laticeps Wheeler, F. k. lutescens Wheeler and F. k. nigripe s Wheeler are newly synonymised under F. kirbii.