Revisión taxonómica de las hormigas del género Brachymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)
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Ortiz Sepúlveda, Claudia Marcela
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Fernández Castiblanco, Fernando
LaPolla, John S.
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Trabajo de grado - Maestría
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2012
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Se revisan las hormigas del género Brachymyrmex Mayr por segunda vez después de
casi noventa años. Las 57 especies, subespecies y variedades previamente reconocidas
han sido evaluadas usando caracteres morfológicos, ecológicos y biogeograficos,
cuando es posible para resolver la validez y la delimitación de las especies. En este
estudio 36 especies son reconocidas, de las cuales 10 nuevas especies son descritas,
con la siguiente lista de especies: B. admotus Mayr, 1887 = B. longicornis var. inmunis
Forel, 1912 syn. n. (in part); B. antennatus Santschi, 1929; B. attenuatus Santschi 1929
n. st.; B. bahamensis n. sp.; B. boliviensis n. sp.; B. brevicornoeides Forel 1914 = B.
cordemoyi var. nigricans Santschi, 1916; B. brasiliensis n. sp.; B. cavernicola Wheeler,
1938; B. coactus Mayr, 1887 = B. longicornis var. inmunis Forel, 1912 syn. n. (in part), =
B. incisus Forel, 1912 syn. n. = B. coactus var. robustus Santschi, 1923b syn. n. = B.
constrictus Santschi, 1923 syn. n.; B. delabie n. sp.; B. depilis Emery, 1893. = B.
flavescens Grundmann, 1952.= B. nanellus Wheeler, 1903; B. depilioides n. sp.; B.
donisthorpei Santschi, 1939; B. feitosai n. sp.; B. fiebrigi Forel 1908 = B. fiebrigi var.
funicularis Santschi, 1922 syn. n.; B. gagates Wheeler, W.M. 1934; B. gaucho Santschi,
1917; B. heeri Forel, 1874; B. honduriensis n. sp.; B. iridiscens n. sp.; B. melensis De
Zolessi, Abenante & Gonzalez, 1978; B. micromegas Emery in Santschi 1923; B.
modestus Santschi, 1923; B. myops Emery, 1906; B. nebulosus LaPolla & Longino, 2006;
B. niger Forel, 1912i n. st. = B. luederwaldti Santschi, 1923a n. syn; B. oculatus
Santschi, 1919; B. patagonicus Mayr, 1868. = B. patagonicus atratula Santschi, 1923. =
B. obscurior Forel, 1893 syn. n.; B. physogaster Kusnezov, 1960; B. pilipes Mayr, 1887;
B. pictus Mayr, 1887= B. pictus subsp. balboae Wheeler, W.M. 1942 syn. n.= B. heeri
var. basalis Wheeler, W.M. 1921 syn. n.; B. santschii Menozzi, 1927; B. sculpturatus n.
sp.; B. sossai n. sp.; B. termitophilus Forel, 1895 = B. longicornis Forel, 1907. syn. n. =
B. aphidicola Forel, 1909. syn. n. = B. heeri fallax Santschi, 1923; B. tristis Mayr, 1870. Todas las species reconocidas son fotografiadas y descritas o redescritas con notas de
su historia natural y biogeografía cuando son conocidas. También se presenta una clave
taxonómica para las obreras de las especies.
Como parte de la revision taxonomica, se provee una diagnosis del género y se discute
su relacion con otras Plagiolepidinas (Texto tomado de la fuente).
The formicine ant genus Brachymyrmex Mayr is revised by second time after almost ninety years. The 56 species, subspecies and varieties previously recognized taxa have been evaluated using morphological and, when possible, ecological and biogeographical data to resolve taxon validity and species limits. In this study, 36 species are recognized and 10 new species are described, with the following new species and synonyms proposed: B. admotus Mayr, 1887 = B. longicornis var. inmunis Forel, 1912 syn. n. (in part); B. antennatus Santschi, 1929; B. attenuatus Santschi 1929 n. st.; B. bahamensis n. sp.; B. boliviensis n. sp.; B. brevicornoeides Forel 1914 = B. cordemoyi var. nigricans Santschi, 1916; B. brasiliensis n. sp.; B. cavernicola Wheeler, 1938; B. coactus Mayr, 1887 = B. longicornis var. inmunis Forel, 1912 syn. n. (in part), = B. incisus Forel, 1912 syn. n. = B. coactus var. robustus Santschi, 1923b syn. n. = B. constrictus Santschi, 1923 syn. n.; B. delabie n. sp.; B. depilis Emery, 1893. = B. flavescens Grundmann, 1952.= B. nanellus Wheeler, 1903; B. depilioides n. sp.; B. donisthorpei Santschi, 1939; B. feitosai n. sp.; B. fiebrigi Forel 1908 = B. fiebrigi var. funicularis Santschi, 1922 syn. n.; B. gagates Wheeler, W.M. 1934; B. gaucho Santschi, 1917; B. heeri Forel, 1874; B. hondurensis n. sp.; B. iridiscens n. sp.; B. melensis De Zolessi, Abenante and Gonzalez, 1978; B. micromegas Emery in Santschi 1923; B. modestus Santschi, 1923; B. myops Emery, 1906; B. nebulosus LaPolla and Longino, 2006; B. niger Forel, 1912i n. st. = B. luederwaldti Santschi, 1923a n. syn; B. oculatus Santschi, 1919; B. patagonicus Mayr, 1868. = B. patagonicus atratula Santschi, 1923. = B. obscurior Forel, 1893 syn. n.; B. physogaster Kusnezov, 1960; B. pilipes Mayr, 1887; B. pictus Mayr, 1887= B. pictus subsp. balboae Wheeler, W.M. 1942 syn. n.= B. heeri var. basalis Wheeler, W.M. 1921 syn. n.; B. santschii Menozzi, 1927; B. sculpturatus n. sp.; B. sossai n. sp.; B. termitophilus Forel, 1895 = B. longicornis Forel, 1907. syn. n. = B. aphidicola Forel, 1909. syn. n. = B. heeri fallax Santschi, 1923; B. tristis Mayr, 1870. All recognized species are photographed and described or redescribed with notes on natural history and biogeography when are known. Also present is the key to treat the workers of the species. As part of the taxonomic revision, provides a diagnosis of the genus and discuss its relations with others Plagiolepidines.
The formicine ant genus Brachymyrmex Mayr is revised by second time after almost ninety years. The 56 species, subspecies and varieties previously recognized taxa have been evaluated using morphological and, when possible, ecological and biogeographical data to resolve taxon validity and species limits. In this study, 36 species are recognized and 10 new species are described, with the following new species and synonyms proposed: B. admotus Mayr, 1887 = B. longicornis var. inmunis Forel, 1912 syn. n. (in part); B. antennatus Santschi, 1929; B. attenuatus Santschi 1929 n. st.; B. bahamensis n. sp.; B. boliviensis n. sp.; B. brevicornoeides Forel 1914 = B. cordemoyi var. nigricans Santschi, 1916; B. brasiliensis n. sp.; B. cavernicola Wheeler, 1938; B. coactus Mayr, 1887 = B. longicornis var. inmunis Forel, 1912 syn. n. (in part), = B. incisus Forel, 1912 syn. n. = B. coactus var. robustus Santschi, 1923b syn. n. = B. constrictus Santschi, 1923 syn. n.; B. delabie n. sp.; B. depilis Emery, 1893. = B. flavescens Grundmann, 1952.= B. nanellus Wheeler, 1903; B. depilioides n. sp.; B. donisthorpei Santschi, 1939; B. feitosai n. sp.; B. fiebrigi Forel 1908 = B. fiebrigi var. funicularis Santschi, 1922 syn. n.; B. gagates Wheeler, W.M. 1934; B. gaucho Santschi, 1917; B. heeri Forel, 1874; B. hondurensis n. sp.; B. iridiscens n. sp.; B. melensis De Zolessi, Abenante and Gonzalez, 1978; B. micromegas Emery in Santschi 1923; B. modestus Santschi, 1923; B. myops Emery, 1906; B. nebulosus LaPolla and Longino, 2006; B. niger Forel, 1912i n. st. = B. luederwaldti Santschi, 1923a n. syn; B. oculatus Santschi, 1919; B. patagonicus Mayr, 1868. = B. patagonicus atratula Santschi, 1923. = B. obscurior Forel, 1893 syn. n.; B. physogaster Kusnezov, 1960; B. pilipes Mayr, 1887; B. pictus Mayr, 1887= B. pictus subsp. balboae Wheeler, W.M. 1942 syn. n.= B. heeri var. basalis Wheeler, W.M. 1921 syn. n.; B. santschii Menozzi, 1927; B. sculpturatus n. sp.; B. sossai n. sp.; B. termitophilus Forel, 1895 = B. longicornis Forel, 1907. syn. n. = B. aphidicola Forel, 1909. syn. n. = B. heeri fallax Santschi, 1923; B. tristis Mayr, 1870. All recognized species are photographed and described or redescribed with notes on natural history and biogeography when are known. Also present is the key to treat the workers of the species. As part of the taxonomic revision, provides a diagnosis of the genus and discuss its relations with others Plagiolepidines.
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Hormigas ; Brachymyrmex ; Nuevas especies ; Sinonimias ; Taxonomía ; Ants ; Brachymyrmex ; New species ; Synonymy ; Taxonomy