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Malayatelura ponerophila - a new genus and species of silverfish (Zygentoma, Insecta) from Malaysia, living in Leptogenys army-ant colonies (Formicidae)

Authors :
Christoph von Beeren
Volker Witte
Luis F. Mendes
Source :
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 58:193-200
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Wiley, 2011.

Abstract

A new species of myrmecophilous Atelurinae silverfish, which is considered to represent a new genus, is described from Peninsular Malaysia where it was collected in emigration columns of the predacious army-ant Leptogenys distinguenda (Formicidae: Ponerinae). The new genus is compared with those silverfish species whose praetarsus is devoid of empodium as well as with all the seventeen Atelurinae known from the Oriental Region. All previously described Atelurinae from Malaysia are known as strictly termitophilous and share the existence of complete praetarsus (2 claws plus one smaller unguiform empodium). (© 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

Details

ISSN :
14351951
Volume :
58
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........87539b37a17abef3f01515e11ae3fa6c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnd.201100023