Discothyrea Roger, 1863 is a small genus of proceratiine ants with remarkable morphology and biology. However, due to cryptic lifestyle Discothyrea are poorly represented in museum collections and their taxonomy has been severely neglected. We perform the first comprehensive revision of Discothyrea in the Afrotropical region through a combination of traditional and 3D cybertaxonomy based on micro-CT. Species diagnostics and morphological character evaluations are based on examinations of all physical specimens and virtual analyses of 3D surface models generated from micro-CT data. Additionally, we applied virtual dissections for detailed examinations of cephalic structures to establish terminology based on homology for the first time in Discothyrea. The complete datasets comprising micro-CT data, 3D surface models and videos, still images of volume renderings, and coloured stacked images are available online as cybertype datasets (Hita Garcia et al., dryadXXXXXXXXXX). We define two species complexes (D. oculata and D. traegaordhi complexes) and revise the taxonomy of all species through detailed illustrated diagnostic character plates, a newly developed identification key, species descriptions, and distribution maps. In total, we recognize 20 species, of which 15 are described as new. We also propose D. hewitti Arnold, 1916 as junior synonym of D. traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 and D. sculptior Santschi, 1913 as junior synonym of D. oculata Emery, 1901. Also, we designate a neotype for D. traegaordhi to stabilize its status and identity, and we designate a lectotype for D. oculata. The observed diversity and endemism are discussed within the context of Afrotropical biogeography and the oophagous lifestyle.
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Cybertype_Discothyrea aisnetu_CASENT0235475
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea aisnetu (CASENT0235475) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea athene_CASENT0764088
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea athene (CASENT0764088) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 937 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea chimera_CASENT0235471
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea chimera (CASENT0235471) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea damato_CASENT0247362
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea damato (CASENT0247362) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 996 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea dryad_CASENT0247374
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea dryad (CASENT0247374) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea gaia_CASENT0790100
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea gaia (CASENT0790100) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 911 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea gryphon_CASENT0790103
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea gryphon (CASENT0790103) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 911 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea hawkesi_CASENT0235470
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea hawkesi (CASENT0235470) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea kalypso_CASENT0235468
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea kalypso (CASENT0235468) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea maia_CASENT0790541
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea maia (CASENT0790541) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea michelae_CASENT0235469
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea michelae (CASENT0235469) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea penthos_CASENT0790105
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea penthos (CASENT0790105) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea schulzei_CASENT0790121
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea schulzei (CASENT0790121) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format) of the paratype worker (CASENT0247370).
Cybertype_Discothyrea traegaordhi_CASENT0790122
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea traegaordhi (CASENT0790122) neotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Cybertype_Discothyrea venus_CASENT0790116
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea venus (CASENT0790116) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 998 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format) of the paratype worker (CASENT0247017).
Cybertype_Discothyrea wakanda_CASENT0790326
Cybertype dataset for Discothyrea wakanda (CASENT0790326) holotype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 999 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format).
Virtual dataset_Discothyrea mixta_CASENT0285473
Virtual dataset for Discothyrea mixta (CASENT0285473) nontype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format) of the paratype worker (SAM-ENT-0011509).
Virtual dataset_Discothyrea oculata_CASENT0195471
Virtual dataset for Discothyrea oculata (CASENT0195471) nontype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format) of the lectotype of D. oculata (CASENT0903856) and holotype of D. sculptior (CASENT0915308).
Virtual dataset_Discothyrea patrizii_CASENT0235472
Virtual dataset for Discothyrea patrizii (CASENT0235472) nontype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format) of the paratype worker (MCZ_Type_32184) and the nontype worker (CASENT0235472).
Virtual dataset_Discothyrea poweri_CASENT0764095
Virtual dataset for Discothyrea poweri (CASENT0764095) nontype worker: complete micro-CT scanning raw dataset (in DICOM format - 993 slices), 3D surface (in ply format), 3D rotation video (in mp4 format), 3D model volume rendering snapshots (in tiff format), and stacked colour photos (in tiff format) of the holotype worker (SAM-ENT-0011509).