Overbeckia is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae originally containing only the single species Overbeckia subclavata.[1] Although the genus has been known over 100 years only from Singapore, where its nests were found in hollow branches of bamboo and other plants,[2] a revision study by Klimes and coll. in 2022[3] showed that these ants occur across tropical SA Asia to Australasia and re-described the genus, Overbeckia subclavata.[1] and described two new species, Overbeckia jambiensis, and Overbeckia papuana.[3] The study also showed that more recent findings of Overbeckia in Australia [4] are likely O. papuana, based on morphology.
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| Genus: | Overbeckia Viehmeyer, 1916
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| Species: | O. subclavata
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| Overbeckia subclavata Viehmeyer, 1916
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Species
edit- Overbeckia subclavata
- Overbeckia jambiensis
- Overbeckia papuana
References
edit- ^ a b "Genus: Overbeckia". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Emery, C. (1925). "Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae". Genera Insectorum. 183: 1–302.
- ^ a b Klimeš, Petr; Drescher, Jochen; Buchori, Damayanti; Hidayat, Purnama; Nazarreta, Rizky; Potocký, Pavel; Rimandai, Maling; Scheu, Stefan; Matos-Maraví, Pável (2022-07-25). "Uncovering cryptic diversity in the enigmatic ant genus Overbeckia and insights into the phylogeny of Camponotini (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formicinae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 36 (6): 557–579. doi:10.1071/IS21067. ISSN 1447-2600. S2CID 251077487.
- ^ B.E., Heterick (2019). "First record of the formicine genus Overbeckia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Australia". Myrmecological News. 29. ISSN 1997-3500.
External links
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