Paraparatrechina concinnata

Paraparatrechina concinnata has been collected in rainforest and rainforest marsh clearings.

Identification
LaPolla et al. (2010) - Mesosoma elongate (WL: 0.62–0.67); head distinctly longer than broad with long scapes; head brown, contrasting with yellowish-brown antennae and mandibles. This species is probably closely related to Paraparatrechina splendida, with whom it is most likely to be confused.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Central African Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

 *  concinnata. Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, in LaPolla, Cheng & Fisher, 2010: 8, figs. 4,16,17 (w.) GABON.

Worker
(n=12): TL: 1.73–2.16; HW: 0.38–0.43; HL: 0.49–0.53; EL: 0.12–0.15; SL: 0.63–0.69; PW: 0.27–0.32; WL: 0.62–0.67; PDH: 0.23–0.27; PrFL: 0.49–0.55; PrFW: 0.11–0.13; GL: 0.6–1.05. Indices: CI: 75–86; REL: 23–28; SI: 158–173; FI: 22–25

Head brown, with contrasting yellowish-brown antennae and mandibles; cuticular surface shining; head distinctly longer than broad. Golden pubescence covers head in neat longitudinal rows. Scapes surpass posterior margin by about the length of the first 3–4 funicular segments. Mesosoma brown and elongate; golden pubescence covers entire dorsum of mesosoma in neat rows. Pronotum rise shallow, less than 45° from anterior margin to dorsum; propodeum low, with a long, rounded dorsal face; declivitous face longer. Procoxae brown, with meso/metacoxae typically whitish-yellow, although some specimens have completely brown coxae; trochanters white; femurs are lighter brown, with white tarsi; gaster brown.

Type Material
Holotype worker, GABON: Prov. Ogooue-Martime; Res. Monts Doudou; 25.2 km 304° NW Doussala; 2°13.6’ S, 10°23.7’E; 14.iii.2000; elev. 640 m (B.L. Fisher #2246) ; 1 paratype worker, same locality as holotype; 6 paratype workers, GABON: Prov. Ogooue-Martime; Res. Moukalabala; 2.2 km 305° NW Doussala; 2°17.0’S, 10°29.8’E; 24.ii.2000; elev. 110 m (B.L. Fisher #2124). (CASC; )

Etymology
The species epithet is a Latin adjective for skillfully put together, in reference to the elongated, graceful mesosoma and head of this species.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * LaPolla J. S., C. H. Cheng, B. L. Fisher. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy region. Zootaxa 2387: 1-27.
 * Lapolla, J. S., C. H. Cheng, and B. L. Fisher. "Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions." Zootaxa 2387 (2010): 1-27.