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Parasyscia xui
| Parasyscia xui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Parasyscia |
| Species: | P. xui |
| Binomial name | |
| Parasyscia xui Chen, Liang & Du, 2022 | |
This species is known from a single collection made in China.
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Identification
Concolorous species, whole body reddish brown. lateral margins of head distinctly convergent anteriorly, with angular posterolateral corners; maximum diameter of eye equal to width of apical funiculus. Petiole appears square in lateral view, 1.5 times broader than long in dorsal view.
This species is similar to Parasyscia rifati, but is easily differentiated from the latter by a combination of the following characteristics:
- body reddish brown
- punctures of head large, their maximum diameter almost 2 times more than the ommatidia of eyes
- declivity of propodeum concave
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.
- xui. Parasyscia xui Chen, Liang & Du, 2022: 327, fig. 32 (w.) CHINA.
Type Material
- Holotype worker: CHINA: tibet: Motuo County, Motuo Village, 1230 m, 29.3000° N, 95.3400° E, 27.VIII.2016, Zhilin Chen leg., No. G160366 [GXNU].
- Paratypes: same data as holotype [1 worker, GXNU; 1 worker, SWFU, 1 worker, IZCAS].