Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genus

The species of the ant genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 are reviewed based on the morphological characters of the worker caste. Brachyponera tianzun (Terayama, 2009) is transferred to Euponera as Euponera tianzun (Terayama, 2009), comb. nov. Four new species, B. paraarcuata sp. nov., B. xui sp. nov.,...

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Main Authors: Chao Chen, Yu Yu, Chuanhui Yi
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-03-01
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description The species of the ant genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 are reviewed based on the morphological characters of the worker caste. Brachyponera tianzun (Terayama, 2009) is transferred to Euponera as Euponera tianzun (Terayama, 2009), comb. nov. Four new species, B. paraarcuata sp. nov., B. xui sp. nov., B. candida sp. nov., and B. myops sp. nov., are described from China based on the worker caste. Phylogenetic trees were constructed for eight known and four new species, and genetic distances were calculated. High-resolution images of B. batak (Yamane, 2007), B. flavipes (Yamane, 2007), B. nakasujii (Yashiro et al., 2010), B. pilidorsalis (Yamane, 2007), B. wallacea (Yamane, 2007), and B. brevidorsa Xu, 1994 are provided. Keys are provided to both the eight species groups and 23 known species of the world based on the worker caste.
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spelling doaj-art-7a047dc4dd0144f5898e10014b5b4c2e2025-08-20T02:59:52ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-03-01123024728610.3897/zookeys.1230.140159140159Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genusChao Chen0Yu Yu1Chuanhui Yi2Southwest Forestry UniversityHuanglianshan National Nature ReserveSouthwest Forestry UniversityThe species of the ant genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 are reviewed based on the morphological characters of the worker caste. Brachyponera tianzun (Terayama, 2009) is transferred to Euponera as Euponera tianzun (Terayama, 2009), comb. nov. Four new species, B. paraarcuata sp. nov., B. xui sp. nov., B. candida sp. nov., and B. myops sp. nov., are described from China based on the worker caste. Phylogenetic trees were constructed for eight known and four new species, and genetic distances were calculated. High-resolution images of B. batak (Yamane, 2007), B. flavipes (Yamane, 2007), B. nakasujii (Yashiro et al., 2010), B. pilidorsalis (Yamane, 2007), B. wallacea (Yamane, 2007), and B. brevidorsa Xu, 1994 are provided. Keys are provided to both the eight species groups and 23 known species of the world based on the worker caste.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/140159/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Chao Chen
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Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genus
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title Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genus
title_full Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genus
title_fullStr Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genus
title_full_unstemmed Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genus
title_short Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the world species of the genus
title_sort revision of the chinese species of the genus brachyponera emery 1900 hymenoptera formicidae with a key to the world species of the genus
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