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Paraparatrechina ocellatula
| Paraparatrechina ocellatula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Paraparatrechina |
| Species: | P. ocellatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraparatrechina ocellatula LaPolla & Fisher, 2010
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An endemic Madagascar species, Paraparatrechina ocellatula has been collected from montane rainforest and rainforest.
Identification
LaPolla et al. (2010) - Small eyes (REL <20); scapes with appressed pubescence. Compare with: Paraparatrechina glabra and Paraparatrechina myops.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -13.98583333° to -24.76666667°.
| 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
Known only from the worker caste.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ocellatula. Paraparatrechina ocellatula LaPolla & Fisher, in LaPolla, Cheng & Fisher, 2010: 22, figs. 14,16,17 (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
(n=56): TL: 1.42–2.1; HW: 0.39–0.48; HL: 0.43–0.6; EL: 0.06–0.09; SL: 0.43–0.55; PW: 0.25–0.33; WL: 0.45–0.6; PDH: 0.18–0.26; PrFL: 0.34–0.66; PrFW: 0.09–0.13; GL: 0.45–0.95. Indices: CI: 77–91; REL: 11–15; SI: 102–128; FI: 18–33.
Overall worker of P. ocellatula matches the description of Paraparatrechina myops with the following differences: 1) Overall measurements generally smaller, especially when considering morphometric comparisons (see above measurements and figures 16E); 2) scapes with appressed pubescence, compared with the more decumbent pubescence on the scapes of P. ocellatula; 3) scapes surpass posterior margin by about the length of the first 2-3 funicular segments.
Type Material
Holotype worker, MADAGASCAR: Prov. Antananarivo; R.S. Ivohibe; 6.5 km ESE Ivohibe; elev. 1575; 22°29.8’S, 46°57.3’E; 24–30.x.1997; (B.L. Fisher #1751) (California Academy of Sciences); 8 paratypes, same locality as holotype (CASC, National Museum of Natural History)
Etymology
The species epithet is a Latin double diminutive, adjectival in form, for meaning very small-eyed, in reference to the small eyes found in 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.