Myrmecina silvangula

This species has been collected from leaf litter in rainforests from a restricted area of northern Queensland.

Identification
Shattuck (2009) - Carinae on pronotum and anterior mesonotum “V”-shaped; sides of head behind compound eyes smooth; antennal scapes with low longitudinal ridges; body smaller (HW < 0.70). This species can be separated from all other known Australian species by the combination of “V”-shaped sculpturing on the dorsum of the mesosoma and the small body size.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  silvangula. Myrmecina silvangula Shattuck, 2009a: 15, figs. 5, 7, 35-37, 47 (w.) AUSTRALIA.

Worker
Antennal scapes with low ridges. First segment of funiculus cone-shaped. Sides of head behind compound eyes smooth. Sculpturing on dorsal surface of mesosoma broadly “V”-shaped anteriorly, narrowly “V”-shaped medially and parallel posteriorly. Carinae extending continuously from the dorsal surface onto the lateral surfaces of the mesosoma. Metanotal spines short. Propodeal spines long. Erect hairs abundant, straight. Colour dark brown-black, antennae, mandibles and legs yellow-brown.

(n = 6) — CI 93–100; HL 0.57–0.64; HW 0.56–0.60; MTL 0.28–0.32; SI 85–92; SL 0.48–0.55; WL 0.65–0.80.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Shattuck S. O. 2009. A revision the Australian species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2146: 1-21.