Two New Aphaenogaster Species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Baltic Amber

Aphaenogaster groehni Radchenko, sp. n. and A. ribbeckei Radchenko, sp. n., are described from the Late Eocene Baltic amber, each based on the holotype worker. Aphaenogaster groehni Radchenko, sp. n. differs from previously described species from the Late Eocene European ambers by a distinctly narro...

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Datum:2024
Hauptverfasser: Radchenko, A. G., Gröhn , C., Ribbecke , H.-W.
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2024
Online Zugang:https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/591
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Zusammenfassung:Aphaenogaster groehni Radchenko, sp. n. and A. ribbeckei Radchenko, sp. n., are described from the Late Eocene Baltic amber, each based on the holotype worker. Aphaenogaster groehni Radchenko, sp. n. differs from previously described species from the Late Eocene European ambers by a distinctly narrowed posteriorly head without pronounced occipital corners and a longer antennal scape, and A. ribbeckei Radchenko, sp. n. differs by a more slender mesosoma. The taxonomic position of the new species is discussed.