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Parasyscia tibetana
| Parasyscia tibetana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Parasyscia |
| Species: | P. tibetana |
| Binomial name | |
| Parasyscia tibetana Chen, Liang & Du, 2022 | |
This species is known from a single collection in China.
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Identification
Bicolored species, mesosoma, petiole and first gastral segment yellow brown to dark yellow brown, head and the rest of abdominal segments dark brown to black. Head distinct longer than broad, posterior margin concave, posterolateral corners angular. Subpetiolar process subrectangular, anteroventral corner sharply angular and posteroventral corner rounded. Head with deeply puncta, dorsum of mesosoma smooth and shiny, except shallow piligerous punctures.
This species is very similar to Parasyscia rufithorax, but can be separated from the latter by a combination of the following characteristics:
- posterior margin of head obviously concave and posterolateral corner clearly angular in full-face view
- head with coarse punctures
- eyes smaller (ED 0.15–0.16)
- posterodorsal margin of propodeum with carina
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 29.3° to 29.3°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Chen et al., 2022
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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.
- tibetana. Parasyscia tibetana Chen, Liang & Du, 2022: 323, fig. 30 (w.) CHINA.
Type Material
- Holotype worker: CHINA: tibet: Motuo County, Motuo Village, 1230 m, 29.3021° N, 95.3400° E, 27.VIII.2016, Zhilin Chen leg., No. G160428 [GXNU].
- Paratypes: same data as holotype [1 worker, GXNU; 1 worker, SWFU, 1 worker, IZCAS].