Date of Award
2013-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Biological Sciences
Advisor(s)
William P. Mackay
Abstract
The genus Platythyrea consists of arboreal ants that are rarely collected. The genus was last partially revised in 1975 by Brown. Since that revision two additional species have been described. The New World genus Platythyrea now includes nine species: P. angusta Forel, P. exigua Kempf, P. lenca De Andrade, P. pilosula (Smith), P. prizo Kugler, P. punctata (Smith), P. sinuata (Roger), P. strenua Wheeler and P. zodion Brown. A new key, illustrations, diagnoses and distributions of the ants are provided.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2013
File Size
73 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Mayra Janett Leyva
Recommended Citation
Leyva, Mayra Janett, "A Revision Of The New World Ants Of The Genus Platythyrea Roger 1863 (hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (2013). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 1662.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/1662