Stenamma atribellum (lat.) - a species of small ants of the genus Stenamma from the subfamily Myrmicinae ( Formicidae ). Central America : Honduras [1] .
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Description
Small ants , length about 3 mm. The overall color of the body (head, chest and abdomen) is black. The appendages are lighter (from black-brown to orange-brown). The length of the worker’s head (HL) is 0.88–0.99 mm (head width, HW - 0.77–0.88 mm). Scape of the antenna of the worker (SL) - 0.77–0.85 mm. The head index (CI = HW / HL × 100) is 87–92, the scape index (SI = SL / HW × 100.) is 94–101. Antennae 12-segmented (mace of 4 segments). Small eyes (up to 10 ommatidia in the widest line) are located in the anterolateral parts of the head. Stumps with 6 teeth (4 of them are apical). Clypeus in anterior part with 2-4 small blunt protrusions - teeth. The stalk between the breast and abdomen consists of two segments ( petiol + postpetiol). They are found in tropical cloud forests at altitudes from 1550 to 2030 m. Stenamma atribellum is similar to Stenamma alas , Stenamma callipygium , Stenamma expolitum , but has an elongated anterior connection of the abdomen with a postpatiole stalk, a smooth and shiny sculpture and a tooth-like teeth. The species was first described in 2013 by American mirmecologist Michael Brunštätter ( Michael G. Branstetter ; Department of Entomology, University of California at Davis and National Museum of Natural History , Smithsonian Institution , Washington , DC, USA ) [1] [2] [3] .
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 Branstetter, Michael G. Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) (English) // ZooKeys : Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2013. - Vol. 295. - P. 1-277. - ISSN 1313-2970 .
- Ino Longino JT Complex nesting the genus Stenamma (Eng.) // Biotropica. - 2005. - Vol. 37. - P. 670-675. . doi: 10.1111 / j.1744-7429.2005.00085.x
- ↑ Branstetter, Michael G. The ant genus Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) redefined, with a description of a new genus Propodilobus (eng.) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2009. - Vol. 2221. - ISSN 1175-5326 . Archived September 12, 2011.
Literature
- Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) (English) // ZooKeys : Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2013. - Vol. 295. - P. 1-277. - ISSN 1313-2970 .
- Neotropical species of ant genus Stenamma (Eng.) // Biotropica. - 2005. - Vol. 37. - P. 670-675. . doi: 10.1111 / j.1744-7429.2005.00085.x
Links
- Stenamma (eng.) . " Encyclopedia of Life " (eol.org website). The appeal date is November 17, 2013.