THE LARVAE OF LEPTANILLA-CHARONEA AND LEPTANILLA-ZABALLOSI (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)

Authors
BARANDICA JM LOPEZ F MARTINEZ MD ORTUNO VM
Citation
Jm. Barandica et al., THE LARVAE OF LEPTANILLA-CHARONEA AND LEPTANILLA-ZABALLOSI (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE), Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 41(1), 1994, pp. 147-153
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift → ACNP
ISSN journal
00120073
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
147 - 153
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-0073(1994)41:1<147:TLOLAL>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The aberrant larvae of the ant genus Leptanilla are only known for fiv e of the 35 species described in the world. In this paper, we describe the larvae of L. charonea and L. zaballosi, two recently discovered s pecies. Some morphological traits found in these species disagree with the diagnosis of the genus. The type of larvae instars and some obser vations on the behaviour of workers support previous assumptions on th e biology of Leptanilla ants.