A NEW SPECIES OF APHAENOGASTER (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) FROM UPLAND HABITATS IN FLORIDA

Authors
DEYRUP M DAVIS L
Citation
M. Deyrup et L. Davis, A NEW SPECIES OF APHAENOGASTER (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) FROM UPLAND HABITATS IN FLORIDA, Entomological news, 109(2), 1998, pp. 88-94
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Entomological news → ACNP
ISSN journal
0013872X
Volume
109
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
88 - 94
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-872X(1998)109:2<88:ANSOA(>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Aphaenogaster umphreyi, n. sp., is described from sandy uplands of pen insular Florida. It appears to be closely related to A. fulva Roger. T he new species, which may be entirely subterranean in habits, is chara cterized by unusually small eyes, coarse sculpture, short propodeal sp ines, and unusually small hind tibial spurs.