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Proformica muusensis
| Proformica muusensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Proformica |
| Species: | P. muusensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Proformica muusensis Zhu, Wu, Duan & Xu, 2022 | |
Identification
This species resembles Proformica mongolica (see Ruzsky, 1915: 432; Xin, 2015: 116) with antennal scape without setosity but can be distinguished by a smaller body total length, by having different shapes of the head occipital margin (rounded in P. muusensis vs quadrated in P. mongolica), fewer setae in the pronotum and mesonotum longer than wide, much narrower than the pronotum.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 38° to 38°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Zhu 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
Phylogeny
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Relationships of selected Proformica species based on Zhu et al. (2022).
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- muusensis. Proformica muusensis Zhu et al., 2022: 15, fig. 2 (w.) CHINA (Shaanxi).
Type Material
- Holotype worker (ZBM), Mu Us Desert (38◦89′74′′N, 109◦86′73′′E, elevation 1300 m), Shenmu County, Yulin, China, 3 July 2020, L. Wu leg.
- Paratypes 2 workers (ZBM), same data as the holotype; three workers (ZBM), Mu Us Desert (38◦89′53′′N, 109◦86′74′′E, elevation 1285 m), Shenmu County, Yulin, China, 3 July 2020, L. Wu leg.