Zasphinctus wilsoni

Zasphinctus wilsoni  is only known from its type locality, the Gorongosa National Park where it was collected in the leaf litter of a secondary dry forest.

Identification
Hita Garcia et al. (2017) - Zasphinctus wilsoni  is morphologically closer to Zasphinctus obamai than to Zasphinctus sarowiwai, with these two ants being the other two Afrotropical species of the genus. It shares the smaller body size, the lack of median clypeal tooth, and a clearly defined vertexal margin with Z. obamai , separating both from Z. sarowiwai . However, the conspicuous surface sculpture on the cephalic dorsum and the sides of mesosoma and petiole clearly distinguishes Z. wilsoni  from the other two species. Since Z. wilsoni is only known from the holotype there is no available information about intraspecific variation.

Distribution
Known only from the type locality in Mozambique. Considering how generally undersampled south-eastern Africa is, it is likely that Z. wilsoni might be encountered in other woodland localities in Mozambique, Tanzania, or Zimbabwe.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique.

Nomenclature

 * . Zasphinctus wilsoni Hita Garcia, in Hita Garcia, Fischer, et al. 2017b: 51, figs. 3, 4C,F,I,L,O,R, 5C,F,I,L,O,R, 6C,F,I,L,O,R, 11, 12, 13C, Video3 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Mozambique: Sofala, Gorongosa Nat. Park, 2 km. S Chitengo, -18.99472, 34.35769, 1 m., 30.v.2012, ANTC37418, secondary forest, leaf litter (G.D. Alpert).
 * Type-depository: MCZC.
 * Distribution: Mozambique.

Description
Descriptive details are found in table 3 and 4, Hita Garcia et al., 2017.

Type Material
Type material. Holotype, pinned worker, Mozambique, Sofala, Gorongosa National Park, 2 km S Chitengo, -18.99472, 34.35769, 1 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, collection code ANTC37418, 30.V.2012 (G.D. Alpert) (: MCZ-ENT-00512764).

Cybertype, A cybertype dataset consisting of the volumetric raw data in DICOM format, 3D PDFs and 3D rotation videos of scans of the head, mesosoma, metasoma, and the full body, in addition to montage photos of the head, profile and dorsal views of the holotype of (MCZC: MCZ-ENT-00512764) were all generated as part of this study. Data and images are freely available for download from a Dryad repository (there is a download link at the top right of the webpage) and a 3D surface model of the holotype can be viewed online at Sketchfab.

Etymology
This new species is dedicated to the renowned scientist, author, and conservationist Edward O. Wilson from Harvard University in honour of his more than six decades of accomplishments to the fields of myrmecology, sociobiology, biodiversity, and conservation.