.jpg){kind=logo}
Metapone enigmatica
| Metapone enigmatica | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Metapone |
| Species: | M. enigmatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Metapone enigmatica Taylor & Alpert, 2016
| |
Known from the holotype queen.
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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. |
|
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. |
|
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- enigmatica. Metapone enigmatica Taylor & Alpert, 2016: 529, figs. 91-95 (q.) NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea).
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Papua New Guinea: Eastern Highlands, Aiyura, 1800 m., 10.i.1964 (J.L. Gressitt).
- Type-depository: ANIC.
- Distribution: Papua New Guinea.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Queen
TL ca.: 8.8; HL: 1.73; HW (across eyes): 1.48; CI: 85; CpL: 0.68; CpI: 39; MSL: 3.00; PetL: 0.77; PetW: 0.98; PetH: 1.14; PpetL: 0.61; PpetW: 0.98; PpetH: 0.90; GW: 1.54.
General and diagnostic features, sculpturation, pilosity and colour as illustrated and in the key.
Type Material
- Holotype, queen, Aiyura, Eastern Highlands, 1800m, Papua New Guinea, 6°20′0″S 145°53′0″E / 6.333333°S 145.883333°E, 10 1 1964, L.J. Gressitt, Type no 32-069966, Australian National Insect Collection.
References
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Taylor R. W., and G. D. Alpert. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105(6): 501-545.