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<mods:title>Taxonomy of Malagasy Nesomyrmex brevicornis species-group using conventional morphology-based approach</mods:title>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="159862251" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:786E5C5E-8DAA-4A60-BCEB-03E56B27CD3A" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/7D6EC1A14BA22CC6E68525FA6D63E323" lastPageId="28" lastPageNumber="153" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">
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<taxonomicName LSID="A29877C6-A4FF-58E1-938D-43A09447823E" authority="Csosz & Fisher" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesomyrmex minutus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="26" pageNumber="151" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minutus">
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<pageBreakToken pageId="26" pageNumber="151" start="start">Nesomyrmex</pageBreakToken>
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minutus
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Csősz" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">Csosz</normalizedToken>
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& Fisher
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="26" pageNumber="151">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 34–36" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figures 34 - 36. Nesomyrmex minutus sp. n. holotype worker (CASENT 0071633). Head in full-face view (34), dorsal view of the body (35), lateral view of the body (36)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures34-36" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/102722" pageId="26" pageNumber="151" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures34-36">Figs 34-36</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 37" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figures 37. Geographic distribution of Nesomyrmex minutus sp. n .. The known localities of Nesomyrmex minutus sp. n. in Madagascar." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/102723" pageId="26" pageNumber="151" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures37">37</figureCitation>
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<tableCitation captionStartId="T1" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/209DCC31058C726888A126F7C1640685" pageId="26" pageNumber="151" tableUuid="209DCC31058C726888A126F7C1640685">, Table 1</tableCitation>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="27" lastPageNumber="152" pageId="26" pageNumber="151" type="type material">
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<paragraph pageId="26" pageNumber="151">Type material investigated.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="26" pageNumber="151">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">Holotype: CASENT0071633</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14082,
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Réserve" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">Reserve</normalizedToken>
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Speciale Manombo 24.5 km 228° Farafangana, -23.01583°, 47.719°, alt 30 m, B.L. Fisher et al., 04.22.2006, (1w, CASC, CASENT0071633);
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="26" pageNumber="151">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">Paratypes</emphasis>
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: 21 workers, 16 gynes, and one male from the same locality under CASENT codes:
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="27" lastPageNumber="152" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071611</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14077, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071616</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14066, (1w, CASC, CASENT0071616);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071632</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14076, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071639</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14100, (1w, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071640</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14081, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071644</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14073, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071646</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14074, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071647</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14071, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071650</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14111, (1w, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071657</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14083, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071658</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14067, (1w, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071662</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14064, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071667</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14078, (1w, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071668</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14079, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071673</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14072, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071676</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14070, (1w, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071714</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14084, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071720</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14069, (1w, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071721</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14080, (1w, 1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071725</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14075, (1w, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="151">CASENT0071656</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14068,
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<pageBreakToken pageId="27" pageNumber="152" start="start">(</pageBreakToken>
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1w, 1m, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="152">CASENT0071675</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14063, (1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="152">CASENT0071645</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14073, (1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="152">CASENT0071636</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14076, (1Q, CASC);
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="152">CASENT0071659</emphasis>
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, collection code: BLF14083, (1Q, CASC);
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="27" pageNumber="152" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="152">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="152">
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The name (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="minutus" pageId="27" pageNumber="152" rank="species" species="minutus">minutus</taxonomicName>
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) refers to the small tiny appearance of workers of this species.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="28" lastPageNumber="153" pageId="27" pageNumber="152" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="152">Diagnosis in key.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="28" lastPageNumber="153" pageId="27" pageNumber="152">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="152">Description of workers.</emphasis>
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Body color: yellow. Body color pattern: body concolorous, first gaster tergite darker. Absolute cephalic size: 469 [405, 530]. Cephalic length vs. maximum width of head capsule (CL/CWb): 1.30 [1.22, 1.36]. Postocular distance vs. cephalic length (PoOc/CL): 0.52 [0.51, 0.54]. Postocular sides of cranium contour frontal view orientation: converging posteriorly. Postocular sides of cranium contour frontal view shape: broadly convex. Vertex contour line in frontal view shape: straight. Vertex sculpture: main sculpture absent, ground sculpture imbricate, shiny. Setal pits on head dorsum: inconspicuous with obscure demarcation. Gena contour line in frontal view shape: convex. Genae contour from anterior view orientation: converging. Gena sculpture: rugoso-reticulate with areolate ground sculpture; ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture costulate. Concentric carinae laterally
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<pageBreakToken pageId="28" pageNumber="153" start="start">surrounding</pageBreakToken>
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antennal foramen: present. Eye length vs. absolute cephalic size (EL/CS): 0.25 [0.22, 0.28]. Frontal carina distance vs. absolute cephalic size (FRS/CS): 0.36 [0.33, 0.39]. Longitudinal carinae on median region of frons: absent. Smooth median region on frons: present. Antennomere count: 12. Scape length vs. absolute cephalic size (SL/CS): 0.57 [0.53, 0.61]. Median clypeal notch: present. Ground sculpture of submedian area of clypeus: present. Median carina of clypeus: absent. Metanotal depression: present. Dorsal region of mesosoma sculpture: imbricate, main sculpture absent. Lateral region of pronotum sculpture: imbricate, main sculpture absent; inconspicious areolate ground sculpture, main sculpture dispersed costate. Mesopleuron sculpture: ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture absent. Metapleuron sculpture: ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture absent. Petiole width vs. absolute cephalic size (PEW/CS): 0.22 [0.20, 0.23]. Dorsal region of petiole sculpture: ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture absent. Postpetiole width vs. absolute cephalic size (PPW/CS): 0.33 [0.30, 0.35]. Dorsal region of postpetiole sculpture: ground sculpture smooth, main sculpture absent. Surface of the first gastral tergite: imbricate sculpture absent.
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</paragraph>
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<caption ID-Zenodo-Dep="983439" doi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures34-36" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/102722" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" start="Figures 34–36" startId="F15">
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="153">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Figures 34-36.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesomyrmex minutus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minutus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Nesomyrmex minutus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. holotype worker (CASENT0071633). Head in full-face view (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">34</emphasis>
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), dorsal view of the body (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">35</emphasis>
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), lateral view of the body (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">36</emphasis>
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).
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="28" pageNumber="153" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="153">
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This species is known from rainforests of a single locality in the southeastern coast of Madagascar (
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 37" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figures 37. Geographic distribution of Nesomyrmex minutus sp. n .. The known localities of Nesomyrmex minutus sp. n. in Madagascar." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/102723" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures37">Fig. 37</figureCitation>
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), where it appears to be exclusively associated with the host plant
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<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Sapindaceae" genus="Macphersonia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Macphersonia gracilis" order="Sapindales" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="gracilis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Macphersonia gracilis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(
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<taxonomicName family="Sapindaceae" lsidName="" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" rank="family">Sapindaceae</taxonomicName>
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). We know little about the ecology of the association. Unlike other tropical regions, very few ant plant associations are known from Madagascar. The only known ant assocations are from notheastern Madagascar, where three species in the plant genus
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<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Gravesia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Gravesia" order="Myrtales" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Gravesia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Naudin, 1851 (
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<taxonomicName family="Melastomataceae" lsidName="" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" rank="family">Melastomataceae</taxonomicName>
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) are often occupied by
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetramorium silvicola" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="silvicola">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Tetramorium silvicola</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014 and
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Vitsika" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Vitsika breviscapa" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="breviscapa">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Vitsika breviscapa</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Bolton & Fisher, 2014.
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</paragraph>
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<caption ID-Zenodo-Dep="983441" doi="10.3897/zookeys.616.9532.figures37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/102723" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" start="Figures 37" startId="F16">
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="153">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Figures 37.</emphasis>
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Geographic distribution of
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesomyrmex minutus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minutus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Nesomyrmex minutus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. n.. The known localities of
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesomyrmex minutus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minutus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="153">Nesomyrmex minutus</emphasis>
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sp. n. in Madagascar.
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