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Myrmoteras namphuong
| Myrmoteras namphuong | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmoteratini |
| Genus: | Myrmoteras |
| Species: | M. namphuong |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmoteras namphuong Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013
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Nothing is known about the biology of Myrmoteras namphuong.
Identification
Bui, Eguchi and Yamane (2013) - This beautiful species is separated from other Indo-Chinese congeners by the lack of pubescence on the gastral tergites, incomplete frontal sulcus, and yellow mandible and petiole.
Median portion of clypeus and area just above clypeus nearly smooth and shiny; sculpture if any superficial. Mandible clear yellow; petiole tinged with yellow. Frontal sulcus confined to median portion of head, not reaching median ocellus
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Vietnam (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.
- namphuong. Myrmoteras namphuong Bui, Eguchi & Yamane, 2013: 553, fig. 6 (w.) VIETNAM.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
TL 4.5–5.0, HL 1.25–1.29 (1.26), HW 1.25–1.31 (1.27), EL 0.75–0.81 (0.77), ML 1.54–1.58 [1.56] (1.56), SL 1.48–1.52 (1.51), PrW 0.77–0.81 (0.79), HfL 1.73–1.79 (1.77), CI 98–103 [100] (100), SI 116–122 (119). (Holotype and 3 paratype workers were measured.)
Frons and mesosoma dark brown; clypeus, vertex of head, petiole and gaster yellowish-brown; mandible and legs pale yellow. Body with sparse erect hairs; pubescence present near anterior margin of clypeus and frons. Clypeus smooth or slightly rugoso-punctate; frons mainly smooth, but area around antennal insertion slightly rugose; vertex of head (including occipital lobe) smooth; frontal sulcus very feeble, visible as a very short trace running backward until the middle of frons; anterior clypeal margin concave; mandible with 8 teeth that reduce in size from apical to basal teeth; two denticles present between first and second teeth; palp formula 6,4; orbital groove absent; scape a little shorter than funicular segments combined; funicular segments each longer than broad. Pronotum in lateral view flattened dorsally; anteriormost part of pronotum transversely rugose, and its remainder part smooth; mesonotum longer than high; dorsal part of mesonotum slightly rugoso-punctate transversely; lateral face of mesosoma more or less transversely rugose between pronotum and metathoracic tubercle, and obliquely rugose from the tubercle to propodeum; mesopleuron, metapleuron and lateral face of propodeum smooth; dorsum of propodeum smooth or slightly rugoso-punctate transversely; propodeum in lateral view roundly convex posterodorsally. Petiolar node in lateral view with vertical anterior face and steep posterior slope; ventral outline of petiole beneath the node slightly concave.
Type Material
Holotype worker from Northern Vietnam, Lao Cai Province, Hoang Lien Son NP., Sa Pa Distr.,Ban Khoang, secondary forest, stream-side, ca. 1700–1800 m alt., 27 iv 2002, leg. K. Eguchi (Eg02-VN-123) VNMN. Paratypes: 3 workers from the same colony as holotype Katsuyuki Eguchi, SKY Collection, VNMN.
Etymology
The specific name is after a famous queen of an ancient Vietnamese dynasty.
References
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bui V. T., K. Eguchi, and S. Yamane. 2013. Revision of the ant genus Myrmoteras of the Indo-Chiese Peninsula (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Zootaxa 3666(4): 544558.