Acropyga silvestrii (lat.) - a species of small ants of the genus Acropyga from the subfamily Formicinae . Afrotropics ( Ghana , Kenya , Rwanda , Tanzania , Togo , Eritrea , Ethiopia ) [1] .
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| Acropyga silvestrii Emery, 1915 |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Description
Antennae 10–11-segmented. Body length from 1.6 to 2.1 mm. Wide mandibles with 4-7 denticles. The main color is yellow. Species of Acropyga paleartica and Acropyga arnoldi are close to it. Presumably, like other species of the genus, they have a trophobiotic relationship with worms ( Pseudococcidae ; ants breed these worms as obligate myrmecophiles- trophobionts ) [1] [2] [3] .
The species was first described in 1915 by the Italian worldmecologist Carlo Emery ( Carlo Emery , 1848–1925) [1] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 LaPolla, JS Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World (Eng.) // Contributions of the American Entomological Institute: Journal. - The American Entomological Institute, 2004. - Vol. 33 (3). - P. 1-130. (page 78, fig. 32C, description of the working caste)
- ↑ Prins, AJ 1982. Review of Anoplolepis with reference to male genitalia, and notes on Acropyga (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). - Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 89: 215-247 (page 238, senior synonym for rhodesiana species)
- ↑ 1 2 Emery, C. 1915. Formiche raccolte nell'Eritrea dal Prof. F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super Agric. 10: 3-26 (page 21, fig. 11)
Literature
- Bolton B. A new general catalog of the ants of the world. - Cambridge, Mass .: Harvard University Press, 1995 .-- S. 57 .-- 504 p.
Links
- Acropyga genus on the Encyclopedia of Life website (Eol.org)