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Metapone salomonis
| Metapone salomonis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Metapone |
| Species: | M. salomonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Metapone salomonis Taylor & Alpert, 2016
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A Solomon Islands species known from a queen, captured in flight during midday.
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -10.68° to -10.68°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Solomon Islands (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.
- salomonis. Metapone salomonis Taylor & Alpert, 2016: 531, figs. 106-110 (q.) SOLOMON IS (San Cristobal I.).
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Solomon Is: San Cristobal I., Wainoni Bay, 21.vii.1965, in flight (P.J.M. reenslade).
- Type-depository: ANIC.
- Distribution: Solomon I.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Queen
TL: (estimated) ca. 5.5–6mm; HL: 1.27, HW: 0.87, CpL: 0.46, CpI: 36, MSL: 1.97, PetL: 0.52, PetW: 0.43, PetH: 0.65. TL measurement is estimated (compare proportions of other species) because the specimen has lost its gaster.
General and diagnostic features, sculpturation, pilosity and colour as illustrated and in the key to Melanesian and Pacific species. Clypeus anteriorly rostrate, lateral margins of its posterior section converging anteriorly and indented on each side at the base of the narrower rostrum, anterior border concave, edentate, anterolateral corners in frontal view slightly raised, acute, almost right-angled, apices narrowly rounded. Subpetiolar angle in profile strongly obtuse, rounding to the subpetiolar edge, subpetiolar extension relatively very small, subsemicircular with tapered anterior border.
Type Material
Solomon Islands: San Cristobal: Wainoni Bay [10°68′S, 162°00′E]. Australian National Insect Collection (Type No. 32-069959). san Cristobal (= Makira): in flight, noon (P.J.M. Greenslade, 21;7;1965).
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.