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Aphaenogaster wangye
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Stenammini |
| Genus: | Aphaenogaster |
| Species: | A. wangye |
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| Aphaenogaster wangye Terayama, 2009
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Nothing is known about the biology of Aphaenogaster wangye.
Identification
Terayama (2009) - Small species. Head moderately long, ca. 1.4 times as long as wide, eye well produced; pronotum and mesopleura with longitudinal rugae; propodeal teeth small.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan (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
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- wangye. Aphaenogaster wangye Terayama, 2009: 168, figs. 211, 212 (w.q.) TAIWAN.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 63 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen.
- Type-locality: holotype Taiwan: Nantou Pref., Nanfen-Cun, Nanshanxi, 14.viii.1985 (M. Terayama); paratypes: 52 workers with same data, 11 workers, 1 queen Nantou Pref., Wushe, 12.viii.1985 (M. Terayama).
- Type-depositories: NIAS (holotype); NIAS, NSMT, TARI (paratypes).
- Distribution: Taiwan.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
HL 1.02, HW 85, HW-II 72, SL 1.15, WL 1.51, PL 0.40, PH 0.26, DPW 0.31, PPL 042, PPH 0.26, PPW 0.45, TL 3.9.
Head microreticulate, 1.42 times as long as wide; with convex posterior margin in full face view; CI = 85, CI-II = 70. Clypeus with several longitudinal rugae; anterior margin weakly concave at midlength. Antenna moderately long; scape slightly longer than head length; SI = 135, SI-II = 164. Eye strongly produced, 0.20 mm in maximum diameter.
Pronotal dorsum weakly microreticulate and subopaque, with weak transverse rugae; mesonotum with rugae, mesopleuron with rugae; propodeal spine short, and triangular, tip directed to posterior portion.
Petiole with a long peduncle; node reverse U-shaped. Postpetiole with convex dorsal margin in profile.
Color. Yellowish brown, head somewhat darker.
Type Material
Holotype. Worker, Nanshanxi (600-700 m asl), Nanfen-Cun, Nantou Pref., 14.viii.1985, M, Terayama leg. Paratypes. 52 workers, same data as the holotype; 1f, 11w, Wushe, Nantou Pref., 12.viii.1985, M. Terayama leg. Holotype in NIAES, paratypes in NIAES, National Science Museum (Natural History) and Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute.
Etymology
The specific epithet is the Chinese noun Wangye, which is the name of a Taiwanese god.
References
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Terayama M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University. Liberal Arts 17:81-266.
- Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta; Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.