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Strumigenys bathron
| Strumigenys bathron | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. bathron |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys bathron Fisher, 2000
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The type material was collected from sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood) in rainforest.
Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the abdera complex in the Strumigenys arnoldi-group. The sample from 6.9 km. NE Ambanizana differs slightly in the diagnostic characters of the type material. In this single specimen, the clavate hairs on petiolar dorsum are broader and the ventral spongiform lamella on the petiole is narrower. Additional collection may reveal that this is actually a sibling species.
S. bathron is distinguished from other species in the arnoldi-group that have 6 antennomeres by having the cephalic dorsum with broad spoon-shaped to orbicular hairs present on posterior third, dorsum of petiole with a pair of broadly clavate to remiform hairs; and lacking pronotal humeral hairs.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -14.93806° to -14.93806°.
| 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
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Holotype of Strumigenys bathron. Worker. Specimen code casent0005492. 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.
- bathron. Strumigenys bathron Fisher, in Bolton, 2000: 629 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype. TL 2.0, HL 0.47, HW 0.45, CI 96, ML 0.17, MI 36, SL 0.26, SI 58, PW 0.26, AL 0.48. Characters of abdera-complex. Mandible with a single long preapical tooth. Dorsum of head from posterior clypeal margin to occipital margin including occipital angles and along upper scrobe margin with spoon-shaped hairs that are similar in shape to hairs on leading edge of scape. Pronotal humeral hair absent; anterior margin of mesonotum without erect stiff hairs. Dorsum of petiole with a pair of broadly clavate to remiform hairs on posterior lateral margin. In profile, promesonotal dorsum convex; propodeal dorsum shallowly convex anteriorly, sloping posteriorly to the declivity. Cuticle on anterior half of propodeal declivity alveolate. Spongiform tissue well developed on declivity of propodeum, petiole and postpetiole. Propodeal teeth incorporated in the lamellae, with only a small point projecting; propodeal lamellae broad, more than half as broad as ventral lamella of petiole. Disc of postpetiole smooth; in dorsal view completely surrounded by spongiform tissue, forming a narrow band along anterior lateral angles. Color dull yellow to pale brown.
Paratypes. TL 1.8-1.9, HL 0.45, HW 0.43, CI 95-96, ML 0.15, MI 33-34, SL 0.22-0.24, SI 51-55, PW 0.23-0.25, AL 0.46-0.47 (2 measured). As holotype.
Measurements of non-paratypic material extends the range shown by the types series: HL 0.41-0.46, HW 0.41-0.43, CI 94-97, ML 0.13-0.16, MI 32-35, SL 0.22-0.23, SI 53-57 (4 measured).
Type Material
Holotype worker, Madagascar: 6.5 km. SSW Befingotra, Res. Anjanaharibe-Sud, 14°45'S, 49°30'E., 875 m., 19.x.1994, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), rainforest #1070 (L. O.)-15 (B. L. Fisher) (Museum of Comparative Zoology).
Paratypes. 2 workers with same data as holotype but coded (8)-9, (50)-1 (The Natural History Museum).
References
- Fisher, B.L. 2000. The Malagasy fauna of Strumigenys. Pp. 612-696 in: Bolton, B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65:1-1028. (page 629, 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.