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Rogeria sicaria
| Rogeria sicaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Rogeria |
| Species: | R. sicaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Rogeria sicaria Kempf, 1962 | |
Only known from the holotype.
Identification
Kugler (1994) - Most similar to but not quite like other species in the germaini species group. WL 0.75mm. Eye very small. Clypeal apron convex. Metanotal groove strong. Propodeal spines very long, strongly inclined dorsad and divergent. Petiole long (PetL/PW 0.95), with prominent keel. Sting apex strong, with dorsal flange. Sides of head below eye, mesosoma, and petiolar node areolate; coarsely so on mesosoma. No erect hair on scapes. Head, mesosoma dorsum, nodes, and gaster T1 with stiff, erect-suberect hairs and shorter, more abundant, appressed-decumbent hair.
It seems related to Rogeria germaini, Rogeria pellecta, and Rogeria lacertosa, also from southern Brazil.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 8.025° to -1.862167°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (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
The following is modified from Kugler (1994): Little is known about these cryptic ants. Collection records typically range from sea level to 1000m, but five species extend higher and two (Rogeria unguispina and Rogeria merenbergiana) can be found at 2000m. Rogeria are generally collected in moist forests (primary or secondary forests, coffee or cacao plantations), but at higher elevations can be found in pastures (Rogeria leptonana, Rogeria merenbergiana). Several species (Rogeria creightoni, Rogeria cuneola, Rogeria foreli) have been found in moist and dry climates. Rogeria foreli is the most unusual, with some members dwelling at over 1800m in the temperate mountains of southern Arizona.
Most species have only been collected as strays or by Berlese or Winkler sampling, from leaf litter and rotten wood, but occasionally among epiphytes and moss (Rogeria belti, creightoni, Rogeria exsulans). Nests of several species (belti, Rogeria blanda, merenbergiana) have been found under the loose bark of rotten logs. Nests of blanda and Rogeria tonduzi have been taken from the trunks of cacao trees. A nest of Rogeria leptonana was found at 1750m under a rock in a pasture.
Nests are rarely found. Males are known for only four species (belti, blanda, leptonana and Rogeria stigmatica) and queens associated through nest series for only nine species.
Castes
Only known from workers.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- sicaria. Rogeria sicaria Kempf, 1962b: 22, figs. 20, 21 (w.) BRAZIL. See also: Kugler, C. 1994: 45.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Kugler (1994) - Holotype. TL 2.8, HL 0.67, HW 0.56, SL 0.48, EL 0.03 (8 facets), PW 0.37, WL 0.75, SpL 0.22, PetL 0.35, PpetL 0.17mm, CI 0.83, OI 0.05, SI 0.86, PSI 0.29.
The following supplements Kempf (1962b). Mandible triangular, with 5 teeth decreasing in size to base. Clypeal apron evenly convex; body of clypeus projecting over mandibles. Frontal lobes narrow (FL W /HW 0.29). Eyes small, circular, somewhat sunken in head. Petiolar peduncle long (PetL /PW 0.95), with strong keel and dentate inferior process. Postpetiole highest in caudal half; dorsal view subtrapezoidal as in Fig. 49.
Posterior head areolate and more coarse than elsewhere on head. Intervals shiny, but dulled somewhat by vestigial microsculpture. Areolate sculpture on petiolar node not as well defined as on head and mesosoma and even more effaced on postpetiolar node. Nodes roughened by vague microsculpture.
Color uniformly golden-brown.
Type Material
Kugler (1994) - Holotype worker, BRAZIL: Sao Paulo, Agudos [19km SSE Bauru] (W. W. Kempf) Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo [Holotype examined].
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- Kempf, W. W. 1962b. Miscellaneous studies on neotropical ants. II. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 5: 1-38 (page 22, figs. 20, 21 worker described)
- Kugler, C. 1994. A revision of the ant genus Rogeria with description of the sting apparatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Hym. Res. 3: 17-89 (page 45, see also)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kempf W. W. 1962. Miscellaneous studies on neotropical ants. II. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 5: 1-38.
- Kempf W. W. 1978. A preliminary zoogeographical analysis of a regional ant fauna in Latin America. 114. Studia Entomologica 20: 43-62.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Kugler C. 1994. A revision of the ant genus Rogeria with description of the sting apparatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 3: 17-89.
- Salinas P. J. 2010. Catalogue of the ants of the Táchira State, Venezuela, with notes on their biodiversity, biogeography and ecology (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyioponinae, Ponerinae, Proceratiinae, Myrmicinae, Ecitoninae, Formicinae, Pseudomyrmecinae, Dolichoderinae). Boletín de la SEA 47: 315-328.