›› 2002, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 522-530.
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XU Zheng-Hui
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Abstract: Five new species of the ant subgenus Cyrtomyrma Forel of the genus Polyrhachis Smith are described from the tropical rain forest area of Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve in southern Yunnan Province, i.e., P. (C.) cornihumera sp. Nov., P. (C.) dentihumera sp. Nov., P. (C.) orbihumera sp. Nov., P. (C.) rotoccipita sp. Nov., and P. (C.) brevicorpa sp. Nov. At present, 13 species of the subgenus have been recorded in China and the Indo-China Peninsula, among these 9 species are known only from China. A key based on worker caste is provided for the 13 species recorded in China and the Indo-China Peninsula.
Key words: Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Polyrhachis(Cyrtomyrma), systematics, China
XU Zheng-Hui. A systematic study on the ant subgenus Cyrtomyrma Forel of the genus Polyrhachis Smith of China[J]., 2002, 45(4): 522-530.
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