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Nesomyrmex latinodis
| Nesomyrmex latinodis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Nesomyrmex |
| Species: | N. latinodis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesomyrmex latinodis (Mayr, 1895) | |
Identification
Taylor & McGavin (2020) - A small ant, TL 3.1-3.8 mm. A widespread sub-Saharan form that appears to have been wrongly lumped with the Egypt/North Africa type Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862, CASENT0914922) by Bolton (1982). N. latinodis has a wider postpetiole and slightly longer scapes; it also has more sharply angled anterior pronotal corners. N. angulatus specimens appear to have consistently distinctive dark apical segments to the funiculi. Ten findings of 1-7 specimens; five on V. nilotica (Trees 5/55, 5/56, 5/57, 5/63 & 5/64), two on C. molle (Trees 2/18 & 2/31); two on L. schweinfurthii (Trees 3/66 & 3/67); and, one on T. brownii (Tree 3/68). All our specimens match the form and structure of N. latinodis.
Note that both Csosz & Fisher (2016) and Hita Garcia et al. (2017) examined the species group containing this form and concluded that it should be treated as a junior synonym of Nesomyrmex angulatus. Taylor and McGavin (2020) did not comment on either of these studies (or cite them in any way).
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique (type locality), United Republic of Tanzania.
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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- latinodis. Leptothorax latinodis Mayr, 1895: 130 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE.
- [Leptothorax latinodis Emery, 1895f: 337 (in list). Nomen nudum (attributed to Mayr).]
- Combination in L. (Goniothorax): Emery, 1896g: 58 (footnote).
- Status as species: Arnold, 1916: 259; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 891, 1029; Emery, 1924d: 250.
- Junior synonym of angulatus: Bolton, 1982: 324; Bolton, 1995b: 240; Csösz & Fisher, 2016a: 16; Hita Garcia, Mbanyana, et al. 2017: 15.
- Status as species: Taylor & McGavin, 2020: 14.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1982. Afrotropical species of the myrmecine ant genera Cardiocondyla, Leptothorax, Melissotarsus, Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 46: 307-370. (page 324, Junior synonym of angulatus)
- Csösz, S., Fisher, B.L. 2016a. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy members of the Nesomyrmex angulatus species group using the automated morphological species delineation protocol NC-PART clustering. PeerJ 4: e1796 (doi:10.7717/peerj.1796).
- Emery, C. 1896g. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 28: 33-107 (page 58, Combination in L. (Goniothorax) (footnote))
- Hita Garcia F., Mbanyana N., Audisio T.L. & Alpert G.D. 2017. Taxonomy of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in the Afrotropical region, with a review of current species groups and description of a new species of the N. angulatus group from Mozambique. European Journal of Taxonomy 258: 1–31 (doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.258).
- Mayr, G. 1895. Afrikanische Formiciden. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 10: 124-154 (page 130, worker described)
- Taylor, B., McGavin, G. 2020. Ants found on acacia of the genus Vachellia. Belgian Journal of Entomology 99: 1-47.