ASIAN
MYRMECOLOGY

Asian Myrmecology, Volume 6, pages 33-41, published June 2014
DOI: 10.20362/am.006002

Two new species of the proceratiine ant genus Discothyrea Roger from Yunnan, China, with a key to the known Oriental species

ZHENGHUI XU^1*, CHRIS J. BURWELL² & AKIHIRO NAKAMURA^{2, 3}

Abstract:

Two new species of the proceratiine ant genus Discothyrea Roger, 1863 collected from Yunnan Province in southwestern China are described: D. banna sp. nov. and D. diana sp. nov. A key, based on the worker caste, to the nine known Oriental species of the genus is provided.

Keywords:

Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae, Discothyrea, new species, Yunnan Province, Oriental species, key

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¹Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650224, China

²Natural Environments Programme, Queensland Museum, South Brisbane Qld 4101 and Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Qld 4111, Australia

³Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650223, China

*Corresponding author: xuzhenghui1962@163.com