Acropyga dubitata

This species is only known from the male.

Distribution
This taxon was described from and is only known from the Dominican Republic.

Castes
This species is only known from the male.

Nomenclature

 *  dubitata. Rhizomyrma dubitata Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914: 47 (m.) HAITI. Combination in Acropyga (Rhizomyrma): Emery, 1925b: 29. See also: LaPolla, 2004a: 45.

Male
Length 2 mm.

Very similar to the male of Acropyga. Head a little broader than long, subrectangular. Eyes rather small, less than half as long as the sides of the head. Mandibles slender, distinctly tridentate. Clypeus convex and almost carinate in the middle, with entire, rounded anterior border. Antennae with long scapes, which reach well beyond the posterior corners of the head; first funicular joint globular, as broad as long, joints 2-7 a little broader than long, remaining joints longer. Thorax robust but not much broader than the head through the eyes. Mesonotum convex in front, slightly overarching the pronotum; scutellum not convex; epinotum rounded, sloping, without distinct base and declivity. Petiole with erect node, which is rather thick though compressed anteroposteriorly, with a blunt, rounded, entire border. Its anterior face in profile is slightly convex, its posterior face more flattened. Gaster rather short and stout; external genital valves large, with broad. bluntly bidentate tips; inner valves shorter, uneiform. Wings rather large, like those of Acropyga with one cubital cell, no discoidal cell and the radial cell closed.

Body shining throughout and very finely shagreened.

Hairs pale, erect, absent on the thorax and anterodorsal portion of the gaster, conspicuous on the petiole, venter and genitalia. Pubescence whitish, fine and rather dense, but not concealing the shining surface.

Yellow throughout; appendages scarcely paler; only tho ocellar triangle blackish or fuscous. In some specimens the body is very slightly tinged with brown. Wings yellowish gray, with colorless veins and stigma.

Type Locality
Described from numerous specimens taken by Mr. Aug. Busck in the San Francisco Mts. of San Domingo.