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Strumigenys abdera
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. abdera |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys abdera Fisher, 2000
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The type material was collected from sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood) in montane rainforest.
Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the abdera complex in the Strumigenys arnoldi-group. S. abdera is easily distinguished from other species in the arnoldi-group by the presence of 2 preapical teeth and the absence of curved spatulate to spoon-shaped hairs on the dorsal surfaces of the head , alitrunk and petiole.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -20.76833333° to -22.21667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Holotype of Strumigenys abdera. Worker. Specimen code casent0005466. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MCZ, Cambridge, MA, USA. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- abdera. Strumigenys abdera Fisher, in Bolton, 2000: 628, fig. 382 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Holotype. TL 2.9, HL 0.70, HW 0.65, CI 93, ML 0.31, MI 44, SL 0.37, SI 57, PW 0.38, AL 0.77. Paratype. TL 2.8-3.0, HL 0.70-0.71, HW 0.65-0.68, CI 93-96, ML 0.29-0.31, MI 42-44, SL 0.36-0.38, SI 54-56, PW 0.37-0.40, AL 0.69-0.72 (4 measured). Measurements of non-paratypic material extends the range shown by the type-series: HL 0.63-0.67, HW 0.58-0.64, CI 90-96, ML 0.27-0.30, MI 43-46, SL 0.34-0.39, SI 57-61 (4 measured).
Characters of abdera complex. Mandible with 2 preapical teeth, the distal smaller than the proximal. A small denticle is present at base of apicoventral tooth of fork. Hairs on the dorsum of head posterior of frontal lobes and along upper scrobe margin are not similar in shape to hairs on leading edge of scape. Hairs along upper scrobe margin short, simple and appressed. In profile, promesonotal dorsum convex; propodeal dorsum convex anteriorly, sloping posteriorly to the declivity. Ground-pilosity of dorsum of head posterior to frontal lobes and promesonotum consisting of numerous small scale-like to orbicular hairs, most of which are closely applied to the surface. Erect, short and narrowly clavate hairs present on head and alitrunk as follows: a transverse row of 4 across the cephalic dorsum close to the occipital margin , one pair on the mesonotum. Hairs on petiole, postpetiole and gaster filiform to clavate. postpetiole disc with fine dense reticulate-punctate to reticulate-granulate sculpture. In profile, ventral spongiform lamella of petiole not well developed , tapering to a narrow strip near peduncle base. Propodeal tooth a blunt triangle that is incorporated in the lamella, the latter a narrow strip.
Type Material
Holotype worker, Madagascar: 40km. S Ambalavao, Res. Andringitra 22°13'S, 46°58'E, 1275m, 15.x.1993, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), montane rainforest, #793 (47)-6 (B.L. Fisher) (Museum of Comparative Zoology). Paratypes. 4 workers with same data as holotype but coded (49)-6, (23)-8 (The Natural History Museum, South African Museum).
References
- Fisher, B.L. 2000. The Malagasy fauna of Strumigenys. pp. 612-696 in: Bolton, B. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65:1-1028. (page 628, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton, B. 2000. The Ant Tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65
- Fisher B. L. 2003. Formicidae, ants. Pp. 811-819 in: Goodman, S. M.; Benstead, J. P. (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, xxi + 1709 pp.