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2018 , Vol. 43 >Issue 1: 58 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201806

Original Paper

A review of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in China, with descriptions of four new species

  • Zhilin Chen ,
  • Shanyi Zhou
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection of Ministry of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China

Online published: 2018-01-24

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This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31672343) and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University (GKN 1301z001).

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Abstract

Species of the ant genus Prenolepis in China are reviewed. Seven species are treated, of which four are described as new, namely P. angulinoda sp. nov., P. cyclopia sp. nov., P. quinquedenta sp. nov. and P. striata sp. nov. A key to the known species in China based on the worker caste is provided, and the worker of each species is imaged.

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Zhilin Chen , Shanyi Zhou . A review of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in China, with descriptions of four new species[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2018 , 43(1) : 58 -65 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201806

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