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Nesomyrmex edentatus
| Nesomyrmex edentatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Nesomyrmex |
| Species group: | brevicornis |
| Species: | N. edentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesomyrmex edentatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016
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This species is known to occur in the littoral rainforests of eastern coastal Madagascar. All samples were collected via beating low vegetation. (Csösz & Fisher 2016)
Identification
A member of the brevicornis species-group.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -15.72667° to -24.95267°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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.
- edentatus. Nesomyrmex edentatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016: 144, figs 22-25 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Body color: black. Body color pattern: concolorous. Absolute cephalic size: 546 [535, 560]. Cephalic length vs. maximum width of head capsule (CL/CWb): 1.20 [1.19, 1.21]. Postocular distance vs. cephalic length (PoOc/CL): 0.48 [0.47, 0.49]. Postocular sides of cranium contour frontal view orientation: converging posteriorly. Postocular sides of cranium contour frontal view shape: broadly convex. Vertex contour line in frontal view shape: straight. Vertex sculpture: main sculpture absent, ground sculpture imbricate, shiny. Setal pits on head dorsum: inconspicuous with obscure demarcation. Gena contour line in frontal view shape: straight. Genae contour from anterior view orientation: converging. Gena sculpture: rugoso-reticulate with areolate ground sculpture. Concentric carinae laterally surrounding antennal foramen: present. Eye length vs. absolute cephalic size (EL/ CS): 0.25 [0.23, 0.26]. Frontal carina distance vs. absolute cephalic size (FRS/CS): 0.30 [0.29, 0.31]. Longitudinal carinae on median region of frons: absent. Smooth median region on frons count: present. Antennomere count: 12. Scape length vs. absolute cephalic size (SL/CS): 0.66 [0.65, 0.67]. Median clypeal notch: present. Ground sculpture of submedian area of clypeus: present. Median carina of clypeus: absent. Metanotal depression: present. Dorsal region of mesosoma sculpture: imbricate, main sculpture absent. Lateral region of pronotum sculpture: imbricate, main sculpture absent. Mesopleuron sculpture: ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture absent. Metapleuron sculpture: ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture absent. Petiole width vs. absolute cephalic size (PEW/CS): 0.20 [0.20, 0.22]. Dorsal region of petiole sculpture: ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture absent. Postpetiole width vs. absolute cephalic size (PPW/CS): 0.28 [0.27, 0.28]. Dorsal region of postpetiole sculpture: ground sculpture areolate, main sculpture absent. Surface of first gastral tergite: imbricate sculpture absent.
Type Material
Holotype: CASENT0067086, collection code: BLF12553, Forêt d’Analava Mandrisy, 5.9 km 195ºAntanambe, -16.48567°, 49.847°, alt 10 m, B.L.Fisher et al., 11.13.2005, (1w, California Academy of Sciences, CASENT0067086); Paratypes: CASENT0004811, collection code: ANTC1302, P.N. Masoala, 40 km 154° SSE Maroantsetra, -15.72667°, 49.95667°, alt 150 m, A. Dejean et al., 10.14.2001, (1w, CASC); CASENT0121563, collection code: BLF15678, Forêt Mandena 8.5 km N Tolagnaro, -24.95267°, 47.0025°, alt 20 m, B.L.Fisher et al., 12.05.2006, (1w, CASC).
Etymology
The name (edentatus) refers to the absence of propodeal teeth in this species.