Metapone wallaceana

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia.

Nomenclature

 *  wallaceana. Metapone wallaceana Taylor & Alpert, 2016: 524, figs. 66-70 (q.) INDONESIA.

Description
Gyne diagnosis. General and diagnostic features as illustrated and in the key to Asian species above. Lateral borders of clypeus strongly anteriorly convergent; anterior border shallowly concave between subdentate anterolateral angles. Mesosoma (including propodeum) and head (except its underside) finely longitudinally striate; striae of mesepisternum and katepisternum dissimilar in orientation. Posterior face of subpetiolar process reduced, semicircular in oblique view. Subpetiolar angle in side-view vestigial, broadly rounded; profile of posterior subpetiolar face grading smoothly to join subpetiolar edge. Subpetiolar extension small, as illustrated, obtusely triangular, barely translucent. Dimensions: TL 7.8; HL 1.34; HW (across eyes) 1.02; CI 76; MSL 2.20; PW 0.79; PetW 0.51; PetH 0.84; PpetW 0.66.

Etymology. Named for the biogeographic province of Wallacea.