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Myrmoteras baslerorum
| Myrmoteras baslerorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmoteratini |
| Genus: | Myrmoteras |
| Species: | M. baslerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmoteras baslerorum Agosti, 1992
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No information about the biology of this species is available, except that the colony examined was collected from leaf litter in the highland primary forests (Satria & Eguchi, 2024).
Identification
Satria & Eguchi (2024) - The following diagnosis partly modified from Agosti (1992), as shown in italic, based on our examination of the newly collected material. Body generally dark brown, with antennae, mandible and legs paler than body (Fig. 1); body with sparse erect hairs; head in full-face view smooth and shiny, except area around antennal insertions with faint longitudinal rugae; frontal sulcus absent; palp formula 5,3; mesopleuron, metapleuron and lateral face of propodeum smooth and shiny; propodeum in lateral view with dorsal outline roundly convex.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
So far known only from the highlands of Sumatra: Jambi (Mt. Tujuh, 1400 m alt.; Mt. Kerinci, 1750–1850 m alt.; Km 15 Sungaipenuh to Tapan, 1450 m alt.) in Agosti (1992); and West Sumatra (Mt. Sago, ca. 1500 m alt.) in Satria & Eguchi (2024).
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
Satria & Eguchi (2024), Fig. 7. Queens of Myrmoteras. A−B — forewing; C−D — hindwing; A, C — Myrmoteras (Myrmoteras) baslerorum Agosti, 1992 (individual code: SEMUT07ix22A; colony code: SAGO-4viiM); B, D — Myrmoteras (Myrmoteras) tonboli Agosti, 1992, (individual code: SEMUT24vii22B; colony code: SAGO-4vii2000D).
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- baslerorum. Myrmoteras (Myrmoteras) baslerorum Agosti, 1992: 412, figs. 3, 34, 41, 42 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
Description
References
- Agosti, D. 1992. Revision of the ant genus Myrmoteras of the Malay Archipelago (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Suisse Zool. 99: 405-429 (page 412, figs. 3, 34, 41, 42 worker described)
- Satria, R., Egushi, K. 2024. Notes on the genus Myrmoteras Forel, 1893 (Formicidae: Formicinae) from Sumatra: a new species, new record and new description of queens. Invertebrate Zoology 21(2), 210–220 (doi:10.15298/invertzool.21.2.08).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Agosti D. 1992. Revision of the ant genus Myrmoteras of the Malay Archipelago (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Suisse Zool. 99: 405-429.
- Agosti, D. 1992. Revision of the ant genus Myrmoteras of the Malay Archipelago (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Suisse Zool. 99: 405-429
- Philpott S.M., P. Bichier, R.A. Rice, and R. Greenberg. 2008. Biodiversity conservation, yield, and alternative products in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodivers. Conserv. 17: 1805-1820. Data obtained from Stacy Philpott
- Zettel H., and Sorger, D. M. 2011. New Myrmoteras ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the southeastern Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59:61-67.