Discothyrea michelae

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Discothyrea michelae Hita-Garcia & Lieberman, 2019 valid

Discothyrea michelae Hita-Garcia & Lieberman, 2019: 56, figs. 4M, 6M, 7M, 8M, 9M, 10M, 11M, 12M, 14M, 43, 44 (w.) TANZANIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, Mwanga, Kindoroko Forest Reserve, -3.7452, 37.64267, 1739 m., CEPF-TZ-5.2, 5-8.ix.2005, primary forest, leaf litter (P. Hawkes, J. Makwati & R. Mtana). Type-depository: SAMC. Type-specimen: CASENT0235469. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 1 paratype worker. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: BMNH.

Citations

Hita-Garcia, F.; Lieberman, Z. 2019. [New species Discothyrea aisnetu, D. athene, D. chimera, D. damato, D. dryad, D. gaia, D. gryphon, D. hawkesi, D. kalypso, D. maia, D. michelae, D. penthos, D. schulzei, D. venus, and D. wakanda attributed to Hita-Garcia & Lieberman]. Pp. 29, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 45, 48, 51, 55, 56, 59, 62, 67, 75, 78 Hita Garcia, F.; Lieberman, Z.; Audisio, T. L.; Liu, C.; Economo, E. P. 2019. Revision of the highly specialized ant genus Discothyrea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropics with X-ray microtomography and 3D cybertaxonomy. Insect Systematics and Diversity 3 (6): 5:1-84. PDF

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