Tetramoriumsinensis sp. nov., a parabiotic ant from China, with a key to the Tetramoriuminglebyi group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Abstract In this paper, Tetramoriumsinensissp. nov., a parabiotic ant, is described. It was discovered within the nest of the queenless ant Diacammarugosum (Le Guillou, 1842) in Fenghuang Mountain Park, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China. Additionally, a key to the Tetramoriuminglebyi group based on the worker caste is provided.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  ZooKeys

• Publication date

  2025-04-25

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3897/zookeys.1236.137346PMID 40322613PMCID 12048819
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