Recurvidris lekakuli

Recurvidris lekakuli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Crematogastrini
Genus: Recurvidris
Species: Recurvidris lekakuli

Name

Recurvidris lekakuli Jaitrong, Tokeeree & Pitaktunsakul, 2019

Holotype: worker (THNHM-I-01219, THNHM), 13.VII.2018, W. Jaitrong leg., WJT130718-07.

Type locality: West Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Thong Phaphum District, Ban Sahakhon Nikhom, dry evergreen forest (DEF), 14.76255N, 98.80966E.

Paratypes:

• three workers (THNHM-I-01220 to THNHM-I-01222, THNHM), same data as holotype;
• one worker (THNHM-I-01249, THNHM), West Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Thong Phaphum District, Ban Sahakhon Nikhom, dry evergreen forest (DEF), 14.76255N, 98.80966E, 26.VIII.2018, C. Sathiandee leg.;
• five workers (THNHM-I-02617, MHNG, SKYC, THNHM), West Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Thong Phaphum District, Ban Sahakhon Nikhom, dry evergreen forest (DEF), 14.76255N, 98.80966E, 6.XI.2018, W. Jaitrong leg., WJT061118-12;
• one worker (THNHM-I-02618, THNHM), West Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Thong Phaphum District, Ban Sahakhon Nikhom, dry evergreen forest (DEF), 14.76255N, 98.80966E, 6.XI.2018, C. Sathiandee leg., WJT1/5.

Etymology: named after Boonsong Lekagul

ZooBank: 80A6A0F0-9D84-4B4C-865C-6831C7C7239B

References

Primary references

• Jaitrong, W., Tokeeree, Y. & Pitaktunsakul, P. 2019. A new species of the ant genus Recurvidris Bolton, 1992 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand. Zookeys, 830: 53–61. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.830.31147 Reference page. 
  • [original description of Recurvidris lekakuli: p. 55–58; figs. 1–5]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Recurvidris lekakuli – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Recurvidris lekakuli.
• ION
• Species-ID

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