ASIAN
MYRMECOLOGY

Asian Myrmecology, Volume 4, pages 1-7, published December 2011
DOI: 10.20362/am.004001

A new ant species from Borneo closely resembling Tetramorium flagellatum Bolton, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

DANIELA MAGDALENA SORGER*

Abstract:

Tetramorium lucyae sp. nov. from Gunung Murud (Kelabit Highlands), Sarawak, Borneo is described and recognized as a member of the Tetramorium ciliatum-species group. The species closely resembles Tetramorium flagellatum Bolton, 1977. A discussion of the discrimination of the two species is presented.

Keywords:

ants, Formicidae, Tetramorium, ciliatum-group, Tetramorium flagellatum, new species, Borneo

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International Research Institute for Entomology, Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria,
Department of Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

*Corresponding author: dm.sorger@gmx.at