Taxonomic review of Chinese ant genus Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Zoological Systematics ›› 2022, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (2) : 146-154. DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022205 CSTR:

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Taxonomic review of Chinese ant genus Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Cuijun Liang, Zhilin Chen

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Four species of the ant genus Probolomyrmex in the subfamily Proceratiinae are recognized in China, namely P. dammermani, P. longiscapus, P. longinodus and P. vieti. Two species, P. dammermani and P. vieti are recorded in China for the first time. A key to the known Chinse species of the genus based on worker caste is presented.

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Cuijun Liang, Zhilin Chen. Taxonomic review of Chinese ant genus Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zoological Systematics. 2022, 47(2): 146-154 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2022205

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31960108), Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi (2018GXNSFAA294005) and Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology (Guangxi Normal University).