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Strumigenys pulchra
| Strumigenys pulchra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys pulchra Bolton, 2000
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One of the three known collections of this species were collected in a rainforest litter-sample.
Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the Strumigenys biroi-group. See also notes under Strumigenys biroi and Strumigenys undras.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (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.
- pulchra. Strumigenys pulchra Bolton, 2000: 752, figs. 422, 489 (w.) NEW GUINEA.
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 2.2, HL 0.56, HW 0.42, CI 75, ML 0.16, MI 29, SL 0.28, SI 67, PW 0.27, AL 0.60. Anwering the description of biroi, differing only as follows.
1 Pleurae and side of propodeum mostly to entirely reticulate-punctate; in many individuals the entire surface sculptured but in some there is a small clear patch on the katepisternum, metapleuron, or both.
2 Disc of postpetiole has fine longitudinal costulae and some weak punctulae may also occur; appressed spatulate hairs on disc may partially obscure the sculpture.
Paratypes. TL 2.2, HL 0.55-0.57, HW 0.41-0.43, CI 74-77, ML 0.16-0.17, MI 28-30, SL 0.27-0.29, SI 65-68, PW 0.25-0.28, AL 0.58-0.60 (10 measured).
The non-paratypic specimens are notably smaller than the type-series but have the same indices: HL 0.50, HW 0.37, CI 74, ML 0.15, MI 30, SL 0.24, SI 65.
Type Material
Holotype worker, Papua New Guinea: Morobe, Wau, Mt Mission, 22.v.1992, 2400 m. (G. Cuccodoro) (Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève).
Paratypes. 23 workers and 1 queen with same data as holotype (MHNG, The Natural History Museum, Museum of Comparative Zoology).
References
- Bolton, B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65:1-1028. (page 752, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton, B. 2000. The Ant Tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65
- Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.