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Original Articles

The karyotypes of Gigantiops destructor (Fabricius) and other ants from French Guiana (Formicidae)

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Pages 140-146 | Accepted 25 Mar 2010, Published online: 31 May 2013
 

Abstract

The aim of this study, which was conducted in French Guiana, was to characterize the karyotypes of nine ant species belonging to the genera Anochetus, Apterostigma, Cyphomyrmex, Camponotus, Gigantiops, Myrmicocrypta, Odontomachus and Pseudomyrmex, and to compare them with published data. We present the first descriptions of the karyotypes of Gigantiops destructor (Fabricius), an endemic Formicinae of the Amazonian region, which is the only living species in the tribe Gigantiopini, and of a species from the poorly-known cryptic genus Myrmicocrypta, which belongs to the Myrmicinae tribe Attini.

Résumé

Le caryotype de Gigantops destructor (Fabricius) et d’autres fourmis de Guyane Française (Formicidae). L’objectif de cette étude menée en Guyane Française était de caractériser les caryotypes de neuf espèces de fourmis appartenant aux genres Anochetus, Apterostigma, Cyphomyrmex, Camponotus, Gigantiops, Myrmicocrypta, Odontomachus et Pseudomyrmex, et de les comparer avec les informations disponibles dans la littérature. Nous présentons les premières descriptions des caryotypes de Gigantiops destructor (Fabricius), une Formicinae endémique d’Amazonie, espèce unique de la tribu des Gigantiopini, et d’une espèce de Myrmicocrypta, genre mal connu de la tribu Attini (Myrmicinae).

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