Original Paper

Malayatelura ponerophila – a new genus and species of silverfish (Zygentoma, Insecta) from Malaysia, living in Leptogenys army-ant colonies (Formicidae)

  1. Luis F. Mendes1,*,
  2. Christoph von Beeren2,
  3. Volker Witte2

Article first published online: 16 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.201100023

Issue

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Volume 58, Issue 2, pages 193–200, November 2011

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Mendes, L. F., von Beeren, C. and Witte, V. (2011), Malayatelura ponerophila – a new genus and species of silverfish (Zygentoma, Insecta) from Malaysia, living in Leptogenys army-ant colonies (Formicidae). Dtsch. Entomol. Z., 58: 193–200. doi: 10.1002/mmnd.201100023

Author Information

  1. 1

    Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical / Jardim Botânico Tropical – Zoologia, Rue da Junqueira 14, 1300–343 Lisboa, Portugal

  2. 2

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biologie II, Grosshaderner Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany

*Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical / Jardim Botânico Tropical – Zoologia, Rue da Junqueira 14, 1300–343 Lisboa, Portugal

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 NOV 2011
  2. Article first published online: 16 NOV 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 JAN 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 8 OCT 2010

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Keywords:

  • Malay Peninsula;
  • Nicoletiidae (Atelurinae);
  • Myrmecophile;
  • Ponerinae

Abstract

A new species of myrmecophilous Atelurinae silverfish, which is considered to represent a new genus, is described from Peninsular Malaysia where it was collected in emigration columns of the predacious army-ant Leptogenys distinguenda (Formicidae: Ponerinae). The new genus is compared with those silverfish species whose praetarsus is devoid of empodium as well as with all the seventeen Atelurinae known from the Oriental Region. All previously described Atelurinae from Malaysia are known as strictly termitophilous and share the existence of complete praetarsus (2 claws plus one smaller unguiform empodium). (© 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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