Myrmecina eowilsoni
Myrmecina eowilsoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Myrmecina |
Species: | M. eowilsoni |
Binomial name | |
Myrmecina eowilsoni Liu, 2022 |
At present, this species is only known from the Gaoligong Shan Mountains in Yunnan, China. The type locality is a montane secondary forest on Baihua Lin, situated at an elevation of 1500 m. Only one single worker of the new species was collected through leaf litter extraction. There is no additional information about its ecology due to the limited available material.
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Identification
The identification of M. eowilsoni in China can be easily performed with the updated identification key provided above. The new species is morphologically most similar to M. guangxiensis. However, M. eowilsoni can be immediately separated from it by the extremely broad postpetiole (PPI = 300), the shape of the anterior portion of the first gastral tergite, and the dense punctation on head and gaster.
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Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 25.3° to 25.3°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Liu et al., 2022
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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.
- eowilsoni. Myrmecina eowilsoni Liu, 2022: 156, Fig. 3 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
Type Material
- Holotype, pinned worker, China, Yunnan, Gaoligong Shan Mountains, Baihua Lin, 25.30865N, 098.79369E, 1505 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 05.VII.2019 (C. Liu & G. Fischer) (ISAS: MCZENT00763515).