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Strumigenys yaleogyna
| Strumigenys yaleogyna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. yaleogyna |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys yaleogyna (Wilson & Brown, 1956)
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Parasitic species living in mixed nests with the larger Strumigenys loriae (Wilson & Brown 1956). Workers exploit coccids inside the nest for honeydew.
Identification
A member of the Strumigenys mutica-group. See notes under Strumigenys mutica. See Wilson and Brown 1956. The type material was collected in a rainforest.
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
Wilson & Brown (1956) - this parasitic species is incapable of capturing prey, this task being done by their hosts Strumigenys loriae. Workers were observed exploiting Pseudococcidae that affix themselves onto roots in nest chambers. One colony in a large rotting moss-covered log lying on the ground consisted of 1170 workers, 4 dealate queens, 84 alate queens and 51 males. Its host colony numbered 1622 workers and 16 dealate queens. Host and parasite pupae were mixed together in several chambers. Dealate queens and workers of both species were distributed amicably throughout the nest. Trophallaxis was observed between adults.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- yaleogyna. Kyidris yaleogyna Wilson & Brown, 1956: 443, fig. 3 (w.q.m.) NEW GUINEA. Combination in Pyramica: Bolton, 1999: 1672; in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 130. See also: Bolton, 2000: 456.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Bolton (2000) - Holotype queen (alate), paratype workers, queens and males, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Bisianumu, nr Sogeri, 15-20.iii.1955, 500 m., with Strumigenys loriae (nests no. 6 10, 647, 664), in rainforest (E. O. Wilson) (Museum of Comparative Zoology, The Natural History Museum) [examined].
References
- Baroni Urbani, C. & De Andrade, M.L. 2007. The ant tribe Dacetini: limits and constituent genera, with descriptions of new species. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” 99:1-191.
- Bolton, B. 1999. Ant genera of the tribe Dacetonini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Nat. Hist. 3 33: 1639-1689 (page 1672, combination in Pyramica)
- Bolton, B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 65: 1-1028 (page 456, see notes)
- Wilson, E. O.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1956. New parasitic ants of the genus Kyidris, with notes on ecology and behavior. Insectes Soc. 3: 439-454. (page 443, fig. 3 queen described; page 447, ecology)
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.
- Wilson E. O. 1959. Some ecological characteristics of ants in New Guinea rain forests. Ecology 40: 437-447.
- Wilson E. O., and W. L. Brown, Jr. 1956. New parasitic ants of the genus Kyidris, with notes on ecology and behavior. Insectes Soc. 3: 439-454.