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Holcoponera ilimani
| Holcoponera ilimani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Holcoponera |
| Species: | H. ilimani |
| Binomial name | |
| Holcoponera ilimani (Lattke, 1995)
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Nothing is known about the biology of Holcoponera ilimani.
Identification
A member of the strigata complex (in the strigata subgroup of the striatula species group). This species is nearest to Holcoponera strigata and Holcoponera pittieri but they are separable on several on several accounts: the posterior petiolar node face is not sharply set off and has raised costulae; in dorsal view their node is anteriorly convex, not straight; standing hairs on the body and especially the scapes are abundant, scape pilosity is longer. In H. pittieri the anterior transverse costulae of the pronotum curve around gently at the sides. (Lattke 1995)
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia (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.
- ilimani. Gnamptogenys ilimani Lattke, 1995: 171 (w.q.) BOLIVIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 5 paratype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype Bolivia: 22 km. N Caranavi, Vivero Ilimani, 1700 m., 22.vi.1981 (C. Kugler); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: MIZA (holotype); BMNH, LACM, MCZC, MIZA, MZSP (paratypes).
- Combination in Holcoponera: Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
- Status as species: Lattke, et al. 2007: 259 (in key); Camacho, et al. 2020: 456 (in key); Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
- Distribution: Bolivia.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotypes (Paratypes) measurements: HL 0.90 (0.84-0.90); HW 0.78 (0.72-0.78); ML 0.30 (0.26-0.32); ED 0.14 (0.14-0.18); SL 0.70 (0.70-0.72); WL 1.20 (1.12-1.20) mm; CI 0.87 (0.84-0.88); SI 0.90 (0.92-0.97); OI 0.19 (0.18-0.27) n=5.
Coarsely costulate strigata group species. With head in frontal view vertexal margin convex; anterior pronotal face with 3-4 costulae that sharply bend back laterally to become longitudinal; declivitous propodeal face with longitudinal costulae; node anteroposteriorly compressed, its posterior face sharply marginate laterally with a flat to slightly concave surface and effaced sculpture; anterior postpetiolar face with 2-3 transverse costulae, rest longitudinal; postpetiolar sternum with longitudinal costulae; lateral mesocoxal face with oblique, rough costulae and that of metacoxae with rough rugulae; metacoxal tooth low and triangular. Body black with yellow-brown legs and scapes; abundant appressed pilosity on legs and scapes, but no standing hairs.
Queen
Measurements: HL 0.88 (0.88); HW 0.72 (0.74); ED 0.20 (0.18); SL 0.72 (0.72); WL 1.28 (1.20) n = 2. Differences from workers are the usual; caste differences, though the node is more disciform.
Type Material
Holotype worker. Bolivia, 22 km N Caranavi, Vivero Ilimani, 1700 m, 22-VI-81, C. Kugler, leg. Primary forest clearing with Cinchona, nest in rotten wood. Deposited in the Instituto de Zoologia Agricola. Paratypes: paranidotypic workers from the same nest as the holotype. Deposited in each of the following: The Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, MUSP, Museum of Comparative Zoology, MIZA.
Etymology
The species name alludes to the type locality.
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).
- Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
- 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.
- Lattke, J. E. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Hym. Res. 4: 137-193. PDF (page 171, worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Lattke J. E. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 4: 137-193