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A new species of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand

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2019-01-01

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Article

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1026051X

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10.25221/fee.383.1

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2-s2.0-85067807066

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Mahidol University

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Bibliographic Citation

Far Eastern Entomologist. Vol.383, (2019), 1-7

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W. Jaitrong, Y. Samung, S. Waengsothorn, H. Okido A new species of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand. Far Eastern Entomologist. Vol.383, (2019), 1-7. doi:10.25221/fee.383.1 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/49884

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A new species of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand

Author(s)

W. Jaitrong
 Y. Samung
 S. Waengsothorn
 H. Okido

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Mahidol University
 Kyushu Environmental Evaluation Association
 National Science Museum
 Sakaerat Environmental Research Station

Abstract

© Far Eastern entomologist (Far East. entomol.). A new species of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 is described and illustrated based on the worker caste under the name Myrmecina raviwonghei Jaitrong, Samung, Waengsothorn et Okido, sp. n. The new species is easily distinguished from the other members of the genus by the first gastral tergite that is covered with fine and dense punctures. The type series of the new species was collected from rotting wood on the forest floor in a primary forest.

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/49884

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