Taxonomic account of the ant genus Syscia Roger, 1816 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Asia, with descriptions of two new species from China

  • Congcong Du Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8078-4751
  • Zhenghui Xu Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650224, China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2415-770X
  • Zhilin Chen Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6564-1528
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2491
Keywords: Dorylinae, redescription, Syscia arcodorsa sp. nov., Syscia zhoui sp. nov., Cerapachys guizhouensis Zhou, 2006

Abstract

The ant genus Syscia Roger, 1861 is a cryptobiotic group of the subfamily Dorylinae. In this study, eight species of this genus from Asia are recognized, including two new species, Syscia arcodorsa sp. nov. and S. zhoui sp. nov., both described from Guangxi in China. In addition, Cerapachys guizhouensis Zhou, 2006 is redescribed and transferred to Syscia as S. guizhouensis (Zhou, 2006) comb. nov. The species Syscia typhla Roger, 1861 is removed from the ant fauna of China. Lastly, a key to species of Syscia from Asia based on the worker caste is presented.

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2024-04-02
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Du, C., Xu, Z., & Chen, Z. (2024). Taxonomic account of the ant genus Syscia Roger, 1816 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Asia, with descriptions of two new species from China. European Journal of Taxonomy, 930(1), 157–181. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2491
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