Metapone manni

Metapone manni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Metapone
Species:	M. manni
Binomial name
	Metapone manni; Taylor & Alpert, 2016

Known only from the holotype gyne collected at 850 m elevation (8–13.iii.1963, C.M. Yoshimoto).

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to Metapone of the Pacific Islands

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Fiji (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.

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.

manni. Metapone manni Taylor & Alpert, 2016: 529, figs. 96-100 (q.) FIJI IS (Viti Levu).
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Fiji Is: Viti Levu, Nadarivatu, 850 m., 8-13.iii.1963 (C.M. Yoshimoto).
- Type-depository: ANIC.
- [Note: discrepancy in the discussion: on p. 529 the authors state, “known only from the holotype gyne”, but on p.530 is written “holotype, paratype”, and also “wings were removed from 2 alate specimens”.]
- Distribution: Fiji Is.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Queen

holotype, paratype: TL ca.: 7.1, 7.4; HL: 1.33, 1.41; HW: 1.02, 1.09; CpL: 0.47, 0.52; CpI: 35, 37; MSL: 2.22, 2.34; PnW: 0.79, 0.84; PDW: 0.70, 0.73; PetL: 0.54, 0.57; PetW: 0.64, 0.68; PetH: 0.81, 0.83; PpetL: 0.52, 0.54; PpetW: 0.72, 0.77; PpetH: 0.71, 0.79; GW: 1.07, 1.10.

General and diagnostic features, sculpturation, pilosity and colour as illustrated and in the key to Pacific species above. Anteromedian section of clypeus extended forwards slightly beyond its lateral margins, with a narrow, transverse, tab-like anterior section, stepped on each side from a wider base; anterior border straight. Clypeal surface immediately behind anterior border slightly raised on each side producing reflections suggesting vestiges of denticles. Subpetiolar edge straight in profile; subpetiolar angle slightly obtuse, its apex narrowly rounded; subpetiolar extension small, approximately equilaterally triangular, its apex slightly inclined posteriad, its base about half as long as the subpetiolar edge.

Type Material

Fiji, Viti Levu: Nadarivatu [16°34′S, 177°58′E]. Australian National Insect Collection (Type no 32-069965).

The wings were removed from 2 alate specimens to facilitate photography, and are now mounted on the specimen pins.

Etymology

Named for William M, Mann, the pioneering doyen of Fijian myrmecology.

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.