A new species of the genus Parasyscia Emery, 1882 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from Simeulue Island, Indonesia
Abstract
A new species Parasyscia simeuluensis sp.n. is described based on the workers collected from leaf litter in lowland disturbed forest of Simeulue Island (Aceh, Indonesia), adjacent to Sumatra Island.New species morphologically most similar to P. kodecorum (Brown) from Borneo in the presence of unique arc-shaped frontal scrobes on the cranium.However, new species is easily distinguished from the latter by having 12-segmented antennae. Key words: ants, taxonomy,
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Far Eastern entomologist
- Volume
- 539
- Publication date
- 13 January 2026