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Metapone wallaceana
| Metapone wallaceana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Metapone |
| Species: | M. wallaceana |
| Binomial name | |
| Metapone wallaceana Taylor & Alpert, 2016
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Known only from the unique holotype dealate gyne, collected with 2 worker pupae by Katsuyuki Eguchi (16 May 2006, ex soft rotting fallen log, edge of well-developed forest, ca 860m, colony Eg16V06-17). Eguchi’s field notes recognize the series as a founding gyne with initial brood, but do not specify whether associated termites were present (K. Eguchi, pers com.).
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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.
- wallaceana. Metapone wallaceana Taylor & Alpert, 2016: 524, figs. 66-70 (q.) INDONESIA (Lombok I.).
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Lombok, Gaanga Dist., Rampek Village, 08°22’S, 116°15’E, 860 m., 16.v.2006, Eg16V06-17, soft rotting fallen log (K. Eguchi).
- Type-depository: MZBJ.
- Status as species: Wang, W.Y., et al. 2019: 140 (in key).
- Distribution: Indonesia (Lombok).
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Queen
TL 7.8; HL 1.34; HW (across eyes) 1.02; CI 76; MSL 2.20; PW 0.79; PetW 0.51; PetH 0.84; PpetW 0.66.
General and diagnostic features as illustrated and in the key to Asian species. Lateral borders of clypeus strongly anteriorly convergent; anterior border shallowly concave between subdentate anterolateral angles. Mesosoma (including propodeum) and head (except its underside) finely longitudinally striate; striae of mesepisternum and katepisternum dissimilar in orientation. Posterior face of subpetiolar process reduced, semicircular in oblique view. Subpetiolar angle in side-view vestigial, broadly rounded; profile of posterior subpetiolar face grading smoothly to join subpetiolar edge. Subpetiolar extension small, as illustrated, obtusely triangular, barely translucent.
Type Material
Indonesia: Lombok: Gaanga District, Rampek Village, 08°22’S x 116°15’E. Holotype in MZBI.
Etymology
Named for the biogeographic province of Wallacea.
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.