A NEW SPECIES OF THE Odontomachus infandus SPECIES GROUP (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) FROM PANGASINAN, PHILIPPINES, WITH NOTES ON SPECIES ECOLOGY

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ARTICLE HIGLIGHTS- New species of Odontomachus- Distribution and ecological notes- Updated species key ABSTRACTA new species of Odontomachus Latreille, 1804 named O. ampipitbaybay sp. nov. is illustrated and described from specimens collected along the coastal area of Alaminos City, Pangasinan, Luzon Island, Philippines, with notes on its species ecology. The new species is diagnosed and compared against closely related species from Luzon. A distribution map of selected Philippine Odontomachus species is provided, and a modification to the key to the Philippine Odontomachus is proposed.