@article {4619,
	title = {Two new species of <i>Leptanilloides</i> Mann, 1823 (Formicidae: Dorylinae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador},
	journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy},
	volume = {143},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015},
	pages = {1 - 35},
	abstract = {<p>Two new species of Leptanilloides are described: L. copalinga Delsinne \&amp; Donoso sp. nov., and L. prometea Delsinne \&amp; Donoso sp. nov., based on workers collected in the leaf litter and soil of the Andes of southern Ecuador. Both species belong to the L. biconstricta species-group (formally diagnosed here). The metatibial gland, considered a synapomorphy for Dorylinae, is observed in L. prometea sp. nov. but seems absent in L. copalinga sp. nov. We provide a COI DNA barcode for both species and a revised key for the worker caste of all known species in the genus. We also describe a single male identified as a potential new Leptanilloides species on the basis of morphology. Furthermore, its mitochondrial COI gene sequence does not match any previously barcoded species. However, we refrain from giving it a specific name because of our lack of knowledge about the worker caste. So far, half of the 14 Leptanilloides species have been discovered above 1500 m in the mountain forests or p\&aacute;ramos of the Ecuadorian Andes, confirming, if needed, the biological significance of these threatened habitats.</p>
},
	keywords = {Army ant syndrome, DNA barcoding, male description, metatibial gland, subterranean ants},
	issn = {2118-9773},
	url = {http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/265},
	author = {Thibaut Delsinne and Gontran Sonet and David Donoso}
}
