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Eurhopalothrix depressa sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Southern Brazil with a Key to the Neotropical Taxa of the Genus |
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| Authors: | Jochen Ketterl Manfred Verhaagh Bodo Hasso Dietz |
| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Biological Research (LPB) , PUCRS , Porto Alegre, Brazil;2. Zoological Institute , University of Tübingen , Porto Alegre, Germany;3. State Museum of Natural History , Stuttgart, Germany;4. State Museum of Natural History , Karlsruhe, Germany;5. Museum of Zoology , University of S?o Paulo , Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Abstract: | Eurhopalothrix depressa sp. n. is described from Southern Brazil. The species belongs to the bolaui group characterised by well developed propodeal teeth and large specialized clavate hairs on the body. It can be distinguished from all other neotropical Eurhopalothrix species by a distinct ridge dividing the head into a lower anterior and a higher posterior part and by the reduced number of 16 specialised hairs on the head. A key to all New World species of Eurhopalothrix is added. |
| Keywords: | Eurhopalothrix depressa sp. n. Basicerotini Formicidae Atlantic rain forest Brazil |