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    A new type of male dimorphism with ergatoid and short-winged males in Cardiocondyla cf. kagutsuchi

    A new type of ant male dimorphism, consisting of wingless (ergatoid) and short-winged (brachypterous) males, was found in a species of the “Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi”- complex from Malaysia. The ergatoid males sho...

    K. Yamauchi, Y. Asano, B. Lautenschläger, A. Trindl, J. Heinze in Insectes Sociaux (2005)

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    A transitional stage between the ergatoid and winged male morph in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior

    Males of the ant Cardiocondyla show a dispersal dimorphism of a winged and wingless morph. The loss of flight has lead to morphological reductions in the wingless (ergatoid) males and also affected body size, ey...

    S. Cremer, B. Lautenschläger, J. Heinze in Insectes Sociaux (2002)