title: Two new Paraparatrechina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) species from the Seychelles, with notes on the hypogaeic weissi species-group.
abstract: Recent survey work in the Seychelles has revealed two new species of Paraparatrechina that are here described: P. illusio sp. n. and P. luminella sp. n. A revised key to the workers of Paraparatrechina for the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions is provided. The taxonomy of the hypogaeic weissi species-group is also reviewed in light of recent field collections. The species P. sordida is revived from synonymy and given new status (as a full species) and a discussion of the morphologically peculiar species-group is provided. With the description of the two species and the removal of another species from weissi synonomy there are now 16 Paraparatrechina species known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, Maryland 21252, USA.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: LaPolla
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, 55 Music Concourse Drive, California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Fisher
keywords: Ants; Formicinae; Prenolepis genus-group; Seychelles; new species