Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Zootaxa. 2021 Jan 7;4903(2):zootaxa.4903.2.4. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.2.4.
Dasycerus poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on fresh specimens from central and southern Taiwan, which filled in the disjunct distribution between the Japanese archipelago and south-eastern Asia. The new species represents the first record of the subfamily Dasycerinae in Taiwan. The barcoding sequence of the holotype of D. poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov.is provided, and revealed a surprisingly large genetic distance within the genus. Detailed illustrations of D. poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov. by scanning electron micrograph and micro-computed tomography are also provided. Living individuals of D. poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov. were observed eating the mycelium of Pleurotus ostreatus in lab conditions, which represents the first direct evidence of mycophagous habits of Dasycerinae.
大齿猛蚁属海神新种（Dasycerus poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov.）基于来自中国台湾中南部的新鲜标本进行了描述和插图绘制，填补了日本群岛和东南亚之间的不连续分布。新种代表了大齿猛蚁亚科在台湾的首次记录。海神新种（D. poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov.）的模式标本的条形码序列也提供了，揭示了该属内令人惊讶的大遗传距离。还提供了海神新种（D. poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov.）的详细扫描电子显微镜和微计算机断层扫描图。在实验室条件下观察到海神新种（D. poseidon Hu Liang, sp. nov.）的活体个体食用糙皮侧耳（Pleurotus ostreatus）的菌丝体，这代表了大齿猛蚁亚科食菌习性的第一个直接证据。
