The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species
The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species
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非洲热带地区的蚂蚁属 Tetraponera（膜翅目：蚁科）：分类学回顾和物种关键
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10.11646/zootaxa.5102.1.1
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2022
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WARD, PHILIP S.
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WARD, PHILIP S.
树栖蚂蚁属TetRaponera广泛分布于古热带地区。此前在非洲热带地区(包括马达加斯加)发现了五个物种组，其中两个进行了修订。本文提供了对剩余种的分类处理。对非洲大陆上的T.allborans种群的调查发现有14种：T.clypeata(Emery)(=T.braunsi(Forel)syn.Nov.)；连续木霉T.Contina(Forel)(=T.claveaui(Santschi)syn.Nov.)；Cortina sp.T.Cortina sp.Sp.nov.Nov.；梅花杉T.meryi(Forel)(=布朗西杜邦毛虫T.braunsi dubanensis(Forel)syn.Nov.)；精确盾壳霉T.exector sp.Nov.；呋喃假单胞菌T.Furtiva sp.Nov.；Gerdae(Stiz)；凉梅T.liengmei(Forel)；Mayri(Forel)；Pedana sp.Penzigi(Mayr)(=T.Scotti Donisthorpe syn.)11月=T.zavattarii(Menozzi)syn.11月Pen-zigi preestigiatrix Santschi syn.Nov.)；短小毛虫T.puila sp.和T.tessmanni(Stiz)。对T.allborans组的马达加斯加种的全面修订被推迟，但建立了以下新的异名：T.hysterica(Forel)=T.hysterica ifata(Emery)syn.Nov.；T.long ula(Emery)=T.sahlbergii dePlanata(Forel)syn.Nov.；下颌毛滴虫T.mandiularis(Emery)=屈曲毛滴虫T.Flexuosa(Santschi)syn.Nov.；Morondavisis(Forel)=Arrogans(Santschi)syn.11月=T.Demens(Santschi)syn.11月=二裂金龟子T.Hysterica dimidiata(Forel)syn.和毛叶松毛虫T.sahlbergii=T.sahlbergii SPuria(Forel)syn.11月=褶皱毛委陵菜T.plicatidens(Santschi)syn.11月在T.amigua组中，恢复了以下同义词(syn.(Rev.)：疑似毛囊藻(T.amigua(Emery))=红毛毛囊藻(T.erythraea(Emery))=双面毛滴虫(T.bioveolata(Mayr))=桑氏毛滴虫(T.angolens Santschi)，以及眼球毛滴虫(T.octhalmica(Emery)=黑毛毛囊蜂T.unidens Santschi)。本文记述了马达加斯加特有的格兰迪亚毛虫群中的一新种：秀丽毛虫。11月对纳塔尔锥虫群的观察表明，发现了10种：安德烈锥虫(Mayr)，炭疽锥虫(T.anthracina)(Santschi)，咖啡锥虫(T.caffra)(Santschi)，孤岛锥虫(T.inaris sp.)Nov.、高氏针叶蝉T.kosi sp.Nov.、莫氏毛虫T.mocquerysi(André)、纳塔尔毛虫T.Natalensis(F.Smith)、红毛虫T.redacta sp.Nov.、舒尔塞斯毛虫(T.schulthessi(Santschi))和毛毛虫T.setosa sp.11月海岛毛虫仅在马达加斯加发现，而其他9个物种仅限于非洲大陆。提出了纳塔尔毛虫群的新异名(高级异名首先被引用)：T.anthracina=T.poultoni Donisthorpe syn.11月=T.triangularis(Stiz)syn.Mocquerysi=T.mocquerysi bizellata(Karavaiev)syn.11月=长穗毛委陵菜T.mocquerysi argata(Stiz)syn.11月=T.emacerata(Santschi)syn.11月=T.triangularis illota(Santschi)syn.11月=雷公藤T.ledouxi Terron syn.11月=T.lemoulti(Santschi)syn.11月=T.mocquerysi Lepida Wheeler syn.11月=莫纳迪(Santschi)syn.11月=金丝桃T.emacerata oberbecki(Forel)syn.11月=金丝桃T.emacerata odiosa(Forel)syn.Nov.；和纳塔尔毛霉T.angusta(Arnold)syn.11月=羊肚菌T.capensis(F.Smith)syn.11月=纳塔尔毛冬青T.Natalensis cuitensis(Forel)syn.11月=黄曲霉T.mocquerysi lutea(Stiz)syn.11月=纳塔尔暗纹夜蛾T.Natalensis Darcurata(Emery)syn.11月=T.prelli(Forel)syn.11月=纳塔尔红曲霉T.Natalensis usambarensis(Forel)syn.11月T.mocquerysi和T.Natalensis下广泛的同名反映了以前的分类学家低估了这些分类群的种内变异的程度，但这一结论需要进一步的研究和测试。一份以工蚁和蜂王为基础的图解检索表被提供给发生在非洲和马达加斯加的所有四足虫种，除了四头龙组的马达加斯加成员。
The arboreal ant genus Tetraponera is widely distributed in the Paleotropics. Five species groups were previously recognized in the Afrotropical region (including Madagascar), and two of these were revised. This paper provides a taxonomic treatment of the remaining species. A survey of the T. allaborans group on the African mainland leads to the recognition of fourteen species: T. clypeata (Emery) (= T. braunsi (Forel) syn. nov.); T. continua (Forel) (= T. claveaui (Santschi) syn. nov.); T. cortina sp. nov.; T. dispar sp. nov.; T. emeryi (Forel) (= T. braunsi durbanensis (Forel) syn. nov.); T. exactor sp. nov.; T. furtiva sp. nov.; T. gerdae (Stitz); T. liengmei (Forel); T. mayri (Forel); T. pedana sp. nov.; T. penzigi (Mayr) (= T. scotti Donisthorpe syn. nov. = T. zavattarii (Menozzi) syn. nov. = T. penzigi praestigiatrix Santschi syn. nov.); T. pumila sp. nov.; and T. tessmanni (Stitz). A full revision of the Malagasy species of the T. allaborans group is deferred, but the following new synonymy is established: T. hysterica (Forel) = T. hysterica inflata (Emery) syn. nov.; T. longula (Emery) = T. sahlbergii deplanata (Forel) syn. nov.; T. mandibularis (Emery) = T. flexuosa (Santschi) syn. nov.; T. morondaviensis (Forel) = T. arrogans (Santschi) syn. nov. = T. demens (Santschi) syn. nov. = T. hysterica dimidiata (Forel) syn. nov.; and T. sahlbergii = T. sahlbergii spuria (Forel) syn. nov. = T. plicatidens (Santschi) syn. nov. In the T. ambigua group the following synonymy is reinstated (syn. rev.): T. ambigua (Emery) = T. erythraea (Emery) = T. bifoveolata (Mayr) = T. angolensis Santschi; and T. ophthalmica (Emery) = T. unidens Santschi. A new species is described in the Madagascar-endemic T. grandidieri group: T. elegans sp. nov. Scrutiny of the T. natalensis group indicates the occurrence of ten species: T. andrei (Mayr), T. anthracina (Santschi), T. caffra (Santschi), T. insularis sp. nov., T. kosi sp. nov., T. mocquerysi (André), T. natalensis (F. Smith), T. redacta sp. nov., T. schulthessi (Santschi), and T. setosa sp. nov. T. insularis is known only from Madagascar, while the other nine species are confined to the African mainland. The following new synonymy is proposed for the T. natalensis group (senior synonym cited first): T. anthracina = T. poultoni Donisthorpe syn. nov. = T. triangularis (Stitz) syn. nov.; T. mocquerysi = T. mocquerysi biozellata (Karavaiev) syn. nov. = T. mocquerysi elongata (Stitz) syn. nov. = T. emacerata (Santschi) syn. nov. = T. triangularis illota (Santschi) syn. nov. = T. ledouxi Terron syn. nov. = T. lemoulti (Santschi) syn. nov. = T. mocquerysi lepida Wheeler syn. nov. = T. monardi (Santschi) syn. nov. = T. emacerata oberbecki (Forel) syn. nov. = T. emacerata odiosa (Forel) syn. nov.; and T. natalensis = T. angusta (Arnold) syn. nov. = T. capensis (F. Smith) syn. nov. = T. natalensis cuitensis (Forel) syn. nov. = T. mocquerysi lutea (Stitz) syn. nov. = T. natalensis obscurata (Emery) syn. nov. = T. prelli (Forel) syn. nov. = T. natalensis usambarensis (Forel) syn. nov. The extensive synonymy under T. mocquerysi and T. natalensis reflects the conviction that previous taxonomists underestimated the extent of intraspecific variation in these taxa, but further study and testing of this conclusion is warranted. An illustrated worker- and queen-based key is provided for all species of Tetraponera occurring in Africa and Madagascar, except the Malagasy members of the T. allaborans group.