Notes on the ant fauna of Eritrea (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae): type specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum Vienna (Austria) and a preliminary checklist.

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    • Subject Terms:
      ERITREA; YEMEN (Republic); VIENNA (Austria)
    • Abstract:
      The ant collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna (Austria) contains syntypes of nine species described from Eritrea: Aphaenogaster clavata EMERY, 1877 (= Pheidole clavata (EMERY, 1877)), Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877, Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877, Monomorium bicolor EMERY, 1877, Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877, Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877, Polyrhachis antinorii EMERY, 1877 (= Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, 1858) and Tetramorium doriae EMERY, 1881. All syntypes were collected in Eritrea except the syntype of Monomorium luteum EMERY, 1881, which was collected in Yemen. A preliminary checklist of the ants of Eritrea comprises 114 species and subspecies of seven subfamilies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      In der Ameisensammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien (Österreich) werden Syntypen von neun Arten aufbewahrt, die aus Eritrea beschrieben worden sind: Aphaenogaster clavata Emery, 1877 [= Pheidole clavata (Emery, 1877)], Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877, Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877, Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877, Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877, Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877, Polyrhachis antinorii Emery, 1877 (= Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, 1858) und Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881. Alle Syntypen stammen aus Eritrea ausgenommen der Syntypus von Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881, der in Jemen gesammelt wurde. Eine vorläufige Artenliste der Ameisen Eritreas umfasst 114 Arten und Unterarten aus sieben Unterfamilien. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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