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Holcoponera brunnea
| Holcoponera brunnea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Holcoponera |
| Species: | H. brunnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Holcoponera brunnea (Lattke, 1995)
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Nothing is known about the biology of Holcoponera brunnea.
Identification
A member of the porcata subgroup (in the striatula species group). This species is close to Holcoponera nigrivitrea on account of size, posteriorly tilted petiolar node, sleek appearance, subpetiolar process shape, sparse pilosity and lack of any trace of anterior petiolar peduncle. But nigrivitrea is different in its piceous body coloration with dark brown legs, lack of metanotal groove, slightly more elevated propodeal spiracles, longer pilosity, and a sleeker petiolar node with a more prominent apical point. (Lattke 1995)
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 3.95° to 1.874065°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia (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.
- brunnea. Gnamptogenys brunnea Lattke, 1995: 162, figs. 41, 42 (w.q.) COLOMBIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 18 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen.
- Type-locality: holotype Colombia: Chocó, 10 km. SW San Jose de Palmar, Finca Los Guaduales, 760 m., 2.vi.1978 (C. Kugler); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: MIZA (holotype); BMNH, LACM, MCZC, MIZA, MZSP, USNM (paratypes).
- Combination in Holcoponera: Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
- Status as species: Lattke, et al. 2004: 343; Lattke, et al. 2007: 258 (in key); Lattke, et al. 2008: 82; Feitosa & Prada-Achiardi, 2019: 671; Camacho, et al. 2020: 454 (in key); Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
- Distribution: Colombia.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype (Paratypes) measurements: HL 0.90 (0.88-0.92); ML 0.30 (0.30-0.32); HW 0.74 (0.68-0.80); SL 0.74 (0.80-0.84); WL 1.20 (1.10-1.28) mm; CI 0.82 (0.77--0.87); SI 1.00 (0.95-1.09); OI 0.18 (0.l6-0.l8) n = 5.
Cephalic dorsum longitudinally costulate; in frontal view vertexal margin concave and eyes slightly behind mid-length; mandibles triangular, with dorsal costulae, basal and apical margins with narrow smooth and shining strip that is sharply separated and lower than the rest of mandibular surface; anterior pronotal margin with 6-8 transverse costulae which arch around and become longitudinal on dorsum; mesometanotal suture well-impressed; mesonotum narrow and transverse; in lateral view dorsal propodeal face slightly depressed below rest of mesosomal dorsal margin; declivitous propodeal face distinctly separated from rest of mesosoma by low lateral ridges; mostly transverse costulae with longitudinal costulate from dorsum ex tending only to anterior one-fourth of declivitous face; petiolar node in lateral view transversely costulate and posteriorly inclined: a broad anterior convexity with sharp posterior drop and concave posterior margin; subpetiolar process shaped as an anteriorly projecting lobe; anterior postpetiolar face and sternum with transverse costulae, longitudinal on rest; costulae on the gastric tergum II finer than on preceding segment; metacoxal spine present.
Body with sparse decumbent pubescence and erect to suberect hairs; pubescence denser on legs; scapes with abundant decumbent pubescence, no erect or suberect hairs. Body reddish-brown and legs brownish-yellow.
Queen
HL 0.98; HW 0.86; ML 0.32; SL 0.84; ED 0.18; WL 1.44 mm; CI 0.88; SI 0.97; OI 0.21. Like workers with exception of usual caste differences.
Type Material
Holotype worker. Colombia, Choco, 10 km SW San Jose del Palmar, Finca Los Guaduales, 760 m, 2-VI-1978, C. Kugler, leg. Deposited in Instituto de Zoologia Agricola. Paratypes; One queen and 18 nidotype workers. Queen and 6 workers deposited in Instituto de Zoologia Agricola. Two workers deposited in each of the following: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, The Natural History Museum, MUSP, National Museum of Natural History.
Etymology
The name comes from the Latin term for brown, brunneus.
References
- Camacho, G.P., Franco, W., Branstetter, M.G., Pie, M.R., Longino, J.T., Schultz, T.R., Feitosa, R.M. 2022. UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among Ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): A new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6(1): 5; 1–20 (doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026).
- Lattke, J. E. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Hym. Res. 4: 137-193. (page 162, 163 figs. 41, 42 worker, queen described)
- Lattke, J.E., Fernández, F. & Palacio, E.E. 2007. Identification of the species of Gnamptogenys Roger in the Americas (pp. 254-270). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 690 pp. PDF
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arias-Penna T. M. 2008. Subfamilia Ectatomminae. Pp. 53-107 in: Jiménez, E.; Fernández, F.; Arias, T.M.; Lozano-Zambrano, F. H. (eds.) 2008. Sistemática, biogeografía y conservación de las hormigas cazadoras de Colombia. Bogotá: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, xiv + 609 pp.
- Ulloa Chacon P., M. L. Baena, J. Bustos, R. C. Aldana, J. A. Aldana, and M. A. Gamboa. 1996. Fauna de hormigas del departamento del Valle del Cauca (Colombia). Pp. 413-451. In Andrade-C M. G., G. Amat Garcia, and F. Fernandez. Insectoss de Colombia, estudios escogidos.