1961年对蚁属Eurhopalothrix Brown和Kempf的中美洲及加勒比海地区物种的综述（膜翅目，蚁科），附新世界物种检索表。

A review of the Central American and Caribbean species of the ant genus Eurhopalothrix Brown and Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to New World species.

作者信息

Longino John T

机构信息

Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.

出版信息

Zootaxa. 2013;3693:101-51. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.1.

DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.1

PMID:26185839

Abstract

The ant genus Eurhopalothrix occurs throughout the Neotropics and Australasian tropics, where it is an inhabitant of forest leaf litter and soil. The New World species are reviewed, with an emphasis on the fauna of the MesoAmerican corridor and the Caribbean. Previously unappreciated characters of mandibular dentition and labrum shape vary dramatically among species and species groups. A total of 28 New World species are recognized, of which 14 are described as new. A key to workers of all New World species is provided. Eurhopalothrix procera is reported for the first time in the New World. The following new species are described: E. cimu Longino, sp. nov., E. circumcapillum Longino, sp. nov., E. guadeloupensis Longino, sp. nov., E. hunhau Longino, sp. nov., E. mabuya Longino, sp. nov., E. machaquila Longino, sp. nov., E. megalops Longino, sp. nov., E. ortizae Longino, sp. nov., E. oscillum Longino, sp. nov., E. semicapillum Longino, sp. nov., E. sepultura Longino, sp. nov., E. vulcan Longino, sp. nov., E. xibalba Longino, sp. nov., and E. zipacna Longino. sn. nov. Eurhopalothrix schmidti (Menozzi) is removed from synonymy with E. gravis (Mann).

摘要

Eurhopalothrix属蚂蚁分布于新热带区和澳大拉西亚热带地区，栖息于森林落叶层和土壤中。本文对新大陆的物种进行了综述，重点关注中美洲走廊和加勒比地区的动物群。下颌齿列和唇基形状等此前未被重视的特征在不同物种和物种组之间差异很大。共识别出28个新大陆物种，其中14个被描述为新物种。提供了所有新大陆物种工蚁的检索表。Eurhopalothrix procera首次在新大陆被报道。描述了以下新物种：E. cimu Longino, sp. nov.、E. circumcapillum Longino, sp. nov.、E. guadeloupensis Longino, sp. nov.、E. hunhau Longino, sp. nov.、E. mabuya Longino, sp. nov.、E. machaquila Longino, sp. nov.、E. megalops Longino, sp. nov.、E. ortizae Longino, sp. nov.、E. oscillum Longino, sp. nov.、E. semicapillum Longino, sp. nov.、E. sepultura Longino, sp. nov.、E. vulcan Longino, sp. nov.、E. xibalba Longino, sp. nov.和E. zipacna Longino. sn. nov.。Eurhopalothrix schmidti (Menozzi)不再被视为与E. gravis (Mann)同义。