Description of the female and male of Mycetarotes carinatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

 

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Authors: Mayhé-Nunes, Antonio José, Lanziotti, Adriana María
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2004
Description:We describe the female and male of the Neotropical fungus-growing ant Mycetarotes carinatus, hitherto only known from type locality, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, based on samples of workers. The sexual forms were obtained from a nest maintained in the laboratory. The samples found in Minas Gerais state, expand the geographic distribution of the species. We illustrate the external architecture of the nest of M. carinatus
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/14758
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14758
Keyword:brazil
attini
fungus-growing ant
nest
taxonomy