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Myrmecina silvarugosa
| Myrmecina silvarugosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Myrmecina |
| Species: | M. silvarugosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecina silvarugosa Shattuck, 2009
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This high-elevation species is restricted to mountain-tops above 1000m in a small area within Queensland’s wet tropics where it occurs in rainforests.
Identification
Shattuck (2009) - Majority of carinae on pronotum and mesonotum gently curved across width of mesosoma; sides of head behind compound eyes with 2–3 longitudinal carinae running the length of the head. The combination of arched mesonotal sculpturing and elongate carinae on the sides of the head behind the eyes will separate this species from all others in Australia. This species is sympatric with Myrmecina alpina, another high-elevation species, and these are the only Australian species with carinae on the sides of the head behind the eyes.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -15.83° to -16.58333015°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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.
- silvarugosa. Myrmecina silvarugosa Shattuck, 2009a: 18, figs. 5, 7, 38-40, 47 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Mt. Lewis, Queensland, Australia, Taylor & Feehan, ANIC32-047234, Australian National Insect Collection.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Antennal scapes smooth or with weak ridges. First segment of funiculus cone-shaped. Sides of head behind compound eyes with 2–3 longitudinal carinae running the length of the head. Carinae on pronotum and mesonotum transverse, gently curved, extending across width of mesosoma. Carinae extending continuously from the dorsal surface onto the lateral surfaces of the mesosoma. Metanotal spines short. Propodeal spines long. Erect hairs abundant, straight. Colour dark brown-black, antennae, mandibles and legs yellow-brown.
(n = 4) - CI 96–100; HL 0.63–0.66; HW 0.61–0.65; MTL 0.32–0.33; SI 82–87; SL 0.53–0.56; WL 0.71–0.78.
References
- Shattuck, S.O. 2009a. A revision of the Australian species of the ant genus Myrmecina. Zootaxa 2146: 1-21 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2146.1.1).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Shattuck S. O. 2009. A revision the Australian species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2146: 1-21.