A New Genus of Ants from Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)
Author
Wu Jian
Author
Wang Changlu
text
Journal of Beijing Forestry University
1994
3
35
38
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.25335
Dolophra
gen. n.
(
Figures
1-3
)
Diagnosis of worker Monomorphic. Body strongly built. Posterior margin of head convex, sides of head only slightly convex Ocelli abscent Eyes very large, placed in the sides above the middle line of the head. Antennae
12
segmented Antennal socket situated far behind the posterior margin of clypeus Antennal riges short, low and diverging. Posterior margin of clypeus straight, Anterior margin of clypeus round Mandibles triangular, furnished with
5
teeth. Palp formula
6,4
. Pro-rnesonotal
35
suture distinct. Metanotum present, wide and deep Base of propodeum flat, the pos- terior part of it rounded into a long declivity, which is two times long of the base
Middle of the declivty interrupted by a high transverse convexity. Petiole long, with a low and thick node Gaster long, oval, flat above. First
gas-
tral tergite low, not overlapping the petiole. Cloacal openning round, not surrounded by a fringe of hairs.
Female and male Unknown.
Type
species;
Dolophra polĂtae
sp. n.
FIGURE 1. Dorsal view of head, 2. Dorsal view of body, 3. Lateral view of body
Discussions
This very interesting new genus has the combination characters of
Dolichoderinae
and
Forrnicinae
.
The
body
structure
and
shape of
alitrunk
are very
similar
to
Hypoclinea
of
Dolichoderinae
. However, the round cloacal openning and clypeus shape indicate that it shoud be referred to
Formicinae
.