Description of the female and male of Mycetarotes carinatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
We describe the female and male of the Neotropical fungus-growing ant Mycerarotes carinatus, hitherto only known from type locality, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, based on samples of workers. The sexual forms were obtained from a nest maintained in the laboratory. The samples found in Minas Gerais state, expand the geographic distribution of the species. We illustrate the external architecture of the nest of M. carinatus.
Mayhé-Nunes
Antonio José
AJ
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ 23890-000, Brazil. amayhe@ufrrj.br
Lanziotti
Adriana Maria
AM
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male