Co-occurrence of mated workers and a mated queen in a colony of Platythyrea arnoldi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A colony of Platythyrea arnoldi was found to contain a functional queen and laying workers, both virgin and mated. This form of social organization has never been reported in ants before. ************** AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gepaarde en ongepaarde leende werkers en 'n funksionele koningin is in 'n kolonie van Platythyrea arnoldi gevind. Die vorm van sosiale struktuur is nog nooit tevore in miere gerapporteer nie.