A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers
We describe a new species of carpenter ants from Ecuador, which apparently has an obligatory relationship with the ant plants Cecropia membranacea Trécul, C. herthae Diels and C. marginalis Cuatrec. The workers are relatively small and hairy, and based on a number of collections, it does not appear...
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| description | We describe a new species of carpenter ants from Ecuador, which apparently has an obligatory relationship with the ant plants Cecropia membranacea Trécul, C. herthae Diels and C. marginalis Cuatrec. The workers are relatively small and hairy, and based on a number of collections, it does not appear to have major workers. We compare the new species to Camponotus balzani, to which it appears to be similar and which has normal major workers, and also lives in Cecropia spp. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-165e08a9b1064b0393db6a427389bd2a2025-02-03T01:30:12ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382012-01-01201210.1155/2012/382938382938A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major WorkersWilliam Mackay0Paola A. Barriga1Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas, El Paso, TX 79968, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USAWe describe a new species of carpenter ants from Ecuador, which apparently has an obligatory relationship with the ant plants Cecropia membranacea Trécul, C. herthae Diels and C. marginalis Cuatrec. The workers are relatively small and hairy, and based on a number of collections, it does not appear to have major workers. We compare the new species to Camponotus balzani, to which it appears to be similar and which has normal major workers, and also lives in Cecropia spp.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/382938 |
| spellingShingle | William Mackay Paola A. Barriga A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers |
| title_full | A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers |
| title_fullStr | A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers |
| title_short | A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers |
| title_sort | new species of neotropical carpenter ant in the genus camponotus hymenoptera formicidae apparently without major workers |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/382938 |
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