Gnamptogenys alfaroi (lat.) Is a species of primitive tropical ants of the genus Gnamptogenys of the tribe Ectatommini of the subfamily Ectatomminae [1] [2] .
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Content
- 1 Distribution
- 2 Description
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Distribution
They are found in the jungle of Central and South America ( Costa Rica , Nicaragua , Ecuador , Colombia ) [3] [4] .
Description
Body length about 5 mm. It differs from closely related species by a rectangular head, transverse grooves on the propodeum, smooth mandibles and a rounded (in lateral view) apex of the petiolus nodule; methanotic suture developed (included in the species group Gnamptogenys mordax species group). The body is black (legs and antennae are lighter). The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of one nodular segment ( petiol ). The head and the whole body are covered with deep grooves. Antennae 12-segmented. The eyes are large convex. The jaws are sub-triangular with a flat basal edge [3] [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Emery, C. 1894. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI — XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 145, queen described).
- ↑ Brown, WL, Jr. 1958g. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). - Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 118: 173-362 (page 227, transfer to the genus Gnamptogenys, page 301)
- ↑ 1 2 Lattke, JE Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) // Journal of Hymenoptera Research: Journal. - Pensoft Publishers, 1995. - Vol. 4. - P. 137-193. - ISSN 1314-2607 .
- ↑ 1 2 Lattke, JE, Fernández, F. & Palacio, EE Identification of the species of Gnamptogenys Roger in the Americas (In Snelling, RR, Fisher, BL & Ward, PS (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to EO Wilson - 50 years of contributions) // Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute: Journal. - Gainesville, FL: The American Entomological Institute, 2007. - Vol. 80. - P. 254-270 (690 pp.).
Links
- Gnamptogenys on eol.org