Cataulacus striativentris (lat.) Is a species of wood ants of the genus Cataulacus from the subfamily Myrmicinae ( Formicidae ). Afrotropics : DRC , Kenya , Uganda [1] .
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Description
Small ants of black color. The body length of workers is 3.6-3.7 mm. The length of the head is 0.90-0.94 mm (the width of the head is 0.86-0.88 mm). Propodeum angular with 2 long pointed spines. The mandibular and lower labial palps consist of 5 and 3 segments, respectively. The scape is short, the length of the workers is 0.48 mm. The eyes are large, located in the posterolateral part of the head. The antennae of the workers consist of 11 segments and have a mace of three apical segments. 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 1924 by the Swiss worldmecologist Felix Santschi ( Felix Santschi , 1872–1940) based on materials from Congo . Together with the species C. adpressus , C. brevisetosus , C. centrurus , C. jacksoni , C. moloch , C. taylori and others, it belongs to the tenuis species complex and the tribe Cataulacini (or Crematogastrini ). The taxon Cataulacus striativentris is similar to the species Cataulacus intrudens and Cataulacus wissmannii [1] [2] [3] .
See also
- Carebara madibai
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. - P. 307-370. (page 354, tropical Africa species guide)
- ↑ Santschi, F. 1924. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides africains et notes diverses. II. - Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 12: 195-224 (page 219)
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)