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Myrmecina pierceae
| Myrmecina pierceae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Myrmecina |
| Species: | M. pierceae |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecina pierceae Liu, 2022 | |
At present, this species is only known from one collection site in the Gaoligong Shan Mountains in Yunnan, China. The type locality is a montane forest on Tiantan Shan Mountain, situated at an elevation of about 2200 m. Five workers of the new species were collected from one leaf litter sample. Unfortunately, there is no additional information about its ecology.
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Identification
Myrmecina pierceae differs from other members of Myrmecina by the following combination of characters: propodeal spines triangular, in lateral view shorter than broad at their bases and pointing posteriorly; petiole node in dorsal view subrectangular, 1.5 times longer than wide; face with thin longitudinal rugae curving towards occipital corners; posterior ventrolateral area of head smooth and shiny, with 1 or 2 longitudinal rugae visible in lateral view; gaster smooth and shiny.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 25.4° to 25.4°.
| 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. |
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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.
- pierceae. Myrmecina pierceae Liu, 2022: 160, Fig. 5 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
Type Material
- Holotype, pinned worker, China, Yunnan, Gaoligong Shan Mountains, Tiantan Shan, 25.40230N, 98.71899E, 2180 m, mountain forest, leaf litter, 05.VII .2019 (C. Liu & G. Fischer) (ISAS: MCZ-ENT00759962).
- Paratypes. 3 pinned workers (same data as holotype) (ISAS: MCZ-ENT00759959; CAS: MCZ-ENT00759960; MCZ: MCZ-ENT00759961).