Pseudomyrmex viduus (lat.) Is a species of wood ants of the genus Pseudomyrmex from the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae ( Formicidae ). New World [1] [2] .
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Content
- 1 Distribution
- 2 Description
- 3 Systematics
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Distribution
North and South America : Brazil , Mexico , Guyana , Honduras , French Guiana, Costa Rica , Cuba , Mexico , Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador (Ward, 1989, 1993, 1999) [1] [2] .
Description
Small ants are yellow-brown in color. The total body length is about 5 mm, the head length (HL) is 0.94-1.30 mm, the head width (HW) is 0.74-0.97 mm. They have relatively large eyes and a strong sting. The body is narrow, the legs are short. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of two nodular segments ( petiol and postpetiol). They live in the cavities of living trees and shrubs of various plants ( Cordia , Coussapoa , Ficus , Macrolobium , Ocotea , Pseudobombax , Pterocarpus , Sapium , Triplaris , Papilionoideae ), with which they are mutually beneficial [1] [2] [3] [4] .
Systematics
The species was first described in 1858 by the English entomologist Frederic Smith ( Frederic Smith , 1805–1879) from a female [5] . Workers and females of this species differ from all other members of the viduus species group (except for Pseudomyrmex vitabilis ) in their elongated elongated head [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ward, PS The Nearctic species of the genus Pseudomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Eng.) // Quaest. Entomol. : Journal. - 1985. - Vol. 21. - P. 209-246.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ward, PS Systematic studies on pseudomyrmecine ants: revision of the Pseudomyrmex oculatus and P. subtilissimus species groups, with taxonomic comments on other species (English) // Quaest. Entomol. : Journal. - 1989. - Vol. 25. - P. 393-468.
- ↑ 1 2 Systematics, biogeography and host plant associations of the Pseudomyrmex viduus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Triplaris- and Tachigali-inhabiting ants (English) // Zool. J. Linn. Soc. : Journal. - 1999. - Vol. 126. - P. 451-540.
- ↑ Ward, PS Systematic studies on Pseudomyrmex acacia-ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae) (Eng.) // J. Hym. Res. : Journal. - 1993. - Vol. 2. - P. 117-168.
- ↑ Smith, F. 1858. Catalog of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part vi. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 158, male description)
Literature
- Kempf, WW Estudo sobre Pseudomyrmex I. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (port.) // Rev. Brasil. Entomol. : Journal. - 1960. - Vol. 9. - P. 5—32.
- Ward, PS Systematic studies on Pseudomyrmex acacia-ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae) (Eng.) // J. Hym. Res. : Journal. - 1993. - Vol. 2. - P. 117-168.
- Ward, PS Systematics, biogeography and host plant associations of the Pseudomyrmex viduus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Triplaris- and Tachigali-inhabiting ants (English) // Zool. J. Linn. Soc. : Journal. - 1999. - Vol. 126. - P. 451-540.