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Strumigenys domitia
| Strumigenys domitia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. domitia |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys domitia Bolton, 2000 | |
Known from a holotype worker found in montane primary forest litter.
Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the Strumigenys sisyrata-group. A very distinctive species that should not be confused with any other from the region. Its only close relative appears to be Strumigenys sisyrata but the two are easily differentiated because of the enormous development of spongiform tissue in that species, absent from domitia.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, New Guinea (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- domitia. Strumigenys domitia Bolton, 2000: 901, figs. 477, 513 (w.) NEW GUINEA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype. TL 4.2, HL 1.10, HW 0.90, CI 82, ML 0.59, MI 54, SL 0.78, SI 87, PW 0.54, AL 1.16. Dorsolateral margin of head with 4 laterally projecting fine sub flagellate hairs: one just behind level of eye, one in apicoscrobal position, one on side of occipital lobe, one at occipital angle. Ventrolateral margin of head with a small preocular impression. Cephalic dorsum finely and predominantly longitudinally rugulose; a pair of short erect hairs present just posterior to level of eye, a longer pair posterior to this and a row of 6-8 erect fine hairs along occipital margin. Pronotum marginate dorsolaterally; the dorsum, and to a lesser extent the side, with a dense pelt of closely applied long-spatulate ground-pilosity. On posterior mesonotum and propodeum ground pilosity is longer, more elevated and strongly curved. Pronotal humeral hair long and flagellate; pronotal dorsum with a pair of erect flagellate hairs and mesonotum with 3 pairs. Dorsal alitrunk irregularly rugulose. Dorsolateral margin of alitrunk, from humeral angle to propodeal spine, made very irregular by numerous small blunt cuticular prominences and tubercles. Side of pronotum with numerous small cuticular pustules or tubercles. Pleurae and side of propodeum irregularly rugulose except for lower katepisternum which is smooth. Propodeum with a pair of long slender spines, the lamella on the declivity narrow and feebly developed, inconspicuous. Dorsal and ventral surfaces of hind femur with erect fine long hairs; hind basitarsus with 3 flagellate hairs. Lateral spongiform lobe of petiole large, in profile length of lobe greater than length of exposed cuticle of node. Disc of postpetiole densely longitudinally costulate. First gastral tergite with long flagellate hairs. Basigastral costulae short but extending onto tergite proper, not restricted to limbus.
Type Material
Holotype worker, Indonesia: Irian Jaya, PT Freeport Concession, Wapoga camp, 03.14°S, 136.57°E, 3600 ft, 24.iv.1998, montane primary forest, forager in litter, #98-187 (R. R. Snelling) (Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History).
References
- Bolton, B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 65: 1-1028 (page 901, figs. 477, 513 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.