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Plagiolepis juddi
| Plagiolepis juddi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Plagiolepis |
| Species: | P. juddi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011
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Nothing is known about the biology of Plagiolepis juddi.
Identification
Sharaf et al. (2011) - Plagiolepis juddi appears similar to Plagiolepis exigua but is consistently smaller, TL 1.02 versus 1.23; has a higher scape index, SI 111 versus 84; larger eyes, EL 0.25 x HW versus 0.19 x HW; higher mesosomal length, ML 0.40 versus 0.35. In addition, CI 97 in P. juddi is distinctly longer than broad, while it is broader than long in P. exigua. Furthermore, P. juddi has much sparser pubescence than P. exigua.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, Yemen (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.
- juddi. Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Aldawood, in Sharaf, Aldawood & Taylor, 2011: 206, fig. 4a (w.) YEMEN.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
TL 1.02, HL 0.29, HW 0.28, SL 0.31, EL 0.07, PRW 0.18, ML 0.40, CI 97, SI 111.
Unicolorous bright yellow, mandibular teeth, posterior margins of first and fourth gastral tergites yellowish brown. Head nearly as long as broad with convex sides and nearly straight or shallowly concave occiput. Head dorsum smooth and shining. Scapes distinctly short, not reaching posterior margin of head. Second funicular segment broader than long, third and fourth funicular segments distinctly longer than broad. Eyes oval with about 9 ommatidia in the longest row, EL 0.25 x HW. Whole mesosoma smooth and brilliant. Metanotal groove shallow but distinct. Basal face of propodeum sloping evenly to the descending face making a continuous curve. Pubescence sparse on head and gaster and absent on mesosoma. Antennae with dense appressed pubescence.
Type Material
Holotype worker. Yemen, Lahj, v.2002 (A. van Harten). (World Museum, Liverpool)
Etymology
Named in honor of Dr. Stephen Judd (Director of World Museum Liverpool).
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, S.A., and Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 137:203-215. doi:10.3157/061.137.0113