Cataulacus adpressus (lat.) Is a species of tree ants of the genus Cataulacus from the subfamily Myrmicinae ( Formicidae ). Afrotropics : Ghana [1] .
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Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Systematics
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Description
Small ants of black color. The body length of the workers is about 3 mm. The length of the head is 0.90 mm (the width of the head is 0.82 mm). Upper chest without hairs. The antennae of the workers consist of 11 segments and have a mace of three apical segments. Propodeum angular with small rounded spines. The mandibular and lower labial palps consist of 5 and 3 segments, respectively. The scape is short, its length among workers is 0.42 mm. The eyes are large, located in the posterolateral part of the head. Head and chest with numerous wrinkles. First abdominal tergite greatly enlarged. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of two segments: petiolus and postpetiolus (the latter is clearly separated from the abdomen), the sting is developed, pupae are naked (without cocoon) [1] [2] .
Systematics
The species was first described in 1974 by the English worldmecologist Barry Bolton based on materials from Ghana . They belong to the tenuis species group and the tribe Cataulacini (or Crematogastrini ). The taxon Cataulacus adpressus is close to the species Cataulacus brevisetosus [1] [2] .
See also
- Carebara madibai
Notes
- β 1 2 3 Bolton, B. A revision of the Palaeotropical arboreal ant genus Cataulacus F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (English) // Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology: Journal. - London : British Museum (Natural History) , 1974. - Vol. 30, no. 1 . - P. 1-105.
- β 1 2 Bolton, B. Afrotropical species of the myrmecine ant genera Cardiocondyla, Leptothorax, Melissotarsus, Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae) (English) // Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology: Journal. - London : British Museum (Natural History) , 1982. - Vol. 46. ββ- P. 307-370. (page 354, tropical Africa species guide)
Literature
- Bolton, B. A revision of the Palaeotropical arboreal ant genus Cataulacus F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (English) // Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology: Journal. - London : British Museum (Natural History) , 1974. - Vol. 30, no. 1 . - P. 1-105.
Links
- Cataulacus at www.eol.org (English) (Retrieved May 16, 2015)