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Paraparatrechina concinnata
| Paraparatrechina concinnata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Paraparatrechina |
| Species: | P. concinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
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Paraparatrechina concinnata has been collected in rainforest and rainforest marsh clearings.
Identification
LaPolla et al. (2010) - Mesosoma elongate (WL: 0.62–0.67); head distinctly longer than broad with long scapes; head brown, contrasting with yellowish-brown antennae and mandibles. This species is probably closely related to Paraparatrechina splendida, with whom it is most likely to be confused.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6.762079° to -2.30921°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Central African Republic, Gabon (type locality), Ghana, Kenya, Uganda.
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
Known only from the worker caste.
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Paratype of Paraparatrechina concinnata. Worker. Specimen code casent0192281. Photographer Estella Ortega, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
   
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| Paratype of Paraparatrechina concinnata. Worker. Specimen code casent0317045. Photographer Estella Ortega, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- concinnata. Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, in LaPolla, Cheng & Fisher, 2010: 8, figs. 4,16,17 (w.) GABON.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
(n=12): TL: 1.73–2.16; HW: 0.38–0.43; HL: 0.49–0.53; EL: 0.12–0.15; SL: 0.63–0.69; PW: 0.27–0.32; WL: 0.62–0.67; PDH: 0.23–0.27; PrFL: 0.49–0.55; PrFW: 0.11–0.13; GL: 0.6–1.05. Indices: CI: 75–86; REL: 23–28; SI: 158–173; FI: 22–25
Head brown, with contrasting yellowish-brown antennae and mandibles; cuticular surface shining; head distinctly longer than broad. Golden pubescence covers head in neat longitudinal rows. Scapes surpass posterior margin by about the length of the first 3–4 funicular segments. Mesosoma brown and elongate; golden pubescence covers entire dorsum of mesosoma in neat rows. Pronotum rise shallow, less than 45° from anterior margin to dorsum; propodeum low, with a long, rounded dorsal face; declivitous face longer. Procoxae brown, with meso/metacoxae typically whitish-yellow, although some specimens have completely brown coxae; trochanters white; femurs are lighter brown, with white tarsi; gaster brown.
Type Material
Holotype worker, GABON: Prov. Ogooue-Martime; Res. Monts Doudou; 25.2 km 304° NW Doussala; 2°13.6’ S, 10°23.7’E; 14.iii.2000; elev. 640 m (B.L. Fisher #2246) (California Academy of Sciences); 1 paratype worker, same locality as holotype; 6 paratype workers, GABON: Prov. Ogooue-Martime; Res. Moukalabala; 2.2 km 305° NW Doussala; 2°17.0’S, 10°29.8’E; 24.ii.2000; elev. 110 m (B.L. Fisher #2124). (CASC; National Museum of Natural History)
Etymology
The species epithet is a Latin adjective for skillfully put together, in reference to the elongated, graceful mesosoma and head of this species.
References
- LaPolla, J.S., Cheng, C.H. & Fisher, B.L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Zootaxa. 2387: 1-27.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- LaPolla J. S., C. H. Cheng, B. L. Fisher. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy region. Zootaxa 2387: 1-27.
- Lapolla, J. S., C. H. Cheng, and B. L. Fisher. "Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions." Zootaxa 2387 (2010): 1-27.