A putative parasitic species: Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ruseni n. sp., of the genus Camponotus is described from Turkey. The new species differs from all other Tanaemyrmex species by 5 toothed mandibles, presence of short hairs on the eyes, transversally concave propodeal dorsum that disrupts the convex appearance of the alitrunk and presence of the metanotal groove.
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1 October 2012
Camponotus ruseni n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – A Putative Second Parasitic Species of the Genus Camponotus Mayr
C. Karaman
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Ant fauna
Camponotus
new species
taxonomy
Turkey