Engel, Engel & Herhold & Davis & Wang & Thomas, 2021
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.i105.15734 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3637F70F-42FC-461E-82B3-A847752A071A |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D58783-FF8C-FFAB-FE7E-ECD7FD74F974 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Engel |
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subgen. nov. |
Koilotrigona Engel , new subgenus
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TYPE SPECIES: Trigona fulviventris Guérin-Méneville, 1844 .
DIAGNOSIS: Like Aphaneuropsis ( supra), this genus has four teeth but builds permanent support pillars in the nest and irregular horizontal brood combs. The subgenus is characterized by the following combination of traits: integument entirely dark brown to black, although metasoma sometimes orange to reddish orange ( i.e., T. fulviventris ); forewing membrane uniformly infumate; mandible quadridentate; labrum bigibbous, with pronounced mediolongitudinal furrow; vertex with distinct postocellar ridge; distance from median ocellus to postocellar ridge an ocellar diameter or less; metatibia with distinct corbicula, with retromarginal fringe setae abundant.
ETYMOLOGY: The new subgeneric name is a combination of the Greek koílos ( Κοίλος, meaning, “hollow” or “concave”) and Trigona . The gender of the name is feminine.
INCLUDED SPECIES: In addition to the type species, the subgenus currently includes T. braueri Friese and T. guianae Cockerell .
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