Three new species of the ant genera Ooceraea and Syscia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from Sabah, Borneo
Seiki Yamane1, Riou Mizuno2
ASIAN MYRMECOLOGY
01/01/2024
Abstract
ABSTRACT Two new species of Syscia and one new species of Ooceraea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) are described from Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia. The queens available for two species of Syscia, and the male of one Syscia species are described. The brachypterous queen of S. yekzoeae has large eyes, a complete set of ocelli, a normal female thorax, and vestigial wings with no closed cell. This represents the first record of a brachypterous Syscia queen from the Old World. A short note on the behavior of Syscia yekzoeae sp. nov. is presented based on observations of a laboratory colony. Keywords Taxonomy, new species, natural history, doryline ants, phasic reproduction, Borneo, Sundaland