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Metapone krombeini
| Metapone krombeini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Metapone |
| Species: | M. krombeini |
| Binomial name | |
| Metapone krombeini Smith, M.R., 1947
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Nothing is known about the biology of Metapone krombeini.
Identification
(In gynes & workers) Frons, cheeks, clypeus, promesonotal dorsum and sides of pronotum and petiole distinctly and regularly longitudinally or diagonally finely striate. Clypeal projection relatively a little shorter and narrower than in the alternative. Petiolar node relatively short and narrow. Apex of subpetiolar extension inclined posteriorly, broadly rounded (Micronesia, mainland New Guinea, New Britain, gyne and worker).
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -5.26° to -5.26°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: 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.
- krombeini. Metapone krombeini Smith, M.R. 1947d: 76 (q.) NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea).
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay, K.B. Mission, 26-28.iii.1944 (K.V. Krombein).
- Type-depository: USNM.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 114; Gregg, R.E. 1958: 120; Kusnezov, 1960a: 126; Bolton, 1995b: 258; Taylor & Alpert, 2016: 525 (redescription).
- Distribution: Indonesia (Irian Jaya), 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
Worker
Taylor and Alpert (2016) - General and diagnostic features as in original description (Smith, 1947) and figures. Similar to gynes from New Guinea and Micronesia of the smaller Metapone truki, with differences itemised in the key to species above.
Queen
Taylor and Alpert (2016) - TL: 3.36, HL: 1.72, HW (across eyes): 1.22, CI: 71, CpL: 0.65, CpI: 38, WL: 2.84, PetL: 0.78, PetW: 0.62, PetH: 0.98, PpetL: 0.64, PpetW: 0.79, PpetH: 0.74, GW: 1.34.
General features as in original description (Smith, 1947) and Figs 71–75. Similar to gynes from New Guinea and Micronesia of the smaller Metapone truki. The two species differ as specified in couplet 5 of the key to Melanesian species above. Colour dark brown, the gaster reddish-brown.
Type Material
Gyne: New Guinea, Milne Bay [10°S, 150°E].
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 258, catalogue)
- Smith, M. R. 1947d. A new species of Metapone Forel from New Guinea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 49: 75-77 (page 76, queen described)
- Taylor, R. W. and G. D. Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa. 4105(6):501-545. [2016-04-27]
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Gregg R. E. 1958. Two new species of Metapone from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 60: 111-121.
- 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.
- Kusnezov N. 1960. La posición sistemática del género Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 18: 119-126.
- Smith M. R. 1947. A new species of Metapone Forel from New Guinea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 49: 75-77.
- 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.