Prionopelta majuscula

	Prionopelta majuscula
	; Ant Prionopelta majuscula
Scientific classification
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Kingdom :	Eumetazoi
No rank :	Bilateral symmetrical
No rank :	Primary
No rank :	Molting
No rank :	Panarthropoda
Type of:	Arthropods
Subtype :	Tracheo-breathing
Overclass :	Six-legged
Grade:	Insects
Subclass :	Winged insects
Infraclass :	Winged insects
Treasure :	Fully Transformed Insects
Squadron :	Hymenopterida
Squad:	Hymenoptera
Suborder :	Belly-bellied
Infrastructure :	Stinging
Superfamily :	Formicoidea
Family:	Ants
Subfamily :	Amblyoponinae
Tribe :	Amblyoponini
Gender:	Prionopelta
View:	Prionopelta majuscula
International scientific name
	Prionopelta majuscula Emery , 1897
Synonyms
	Examblyopone churchilli Donisthorpe, 1949; Ponera simillima Smith, F., 1860; Prionopelta poultoni Donisthorpe, 1932; Renea testacea Donisthorpe, 1947;

Prionopelta majuscula (lat.) Is a species of small primitive ants ( Formicidae ) of the genus Prionopelta from the subfamily Amblyoponinae ^[1] ^[2] .

Content

1 Distribution
2 Description
3 Systematics
4 notes
5 Literature
6 References

Distribution

New Guinea , Solomon Islands ^[1] ^[2] .

Description

Small earthen ants (2-3 mm long) are yellowish brown in color. They are distinguished by a reduced mesosome sculpture and rounded antero-lateral corners of the head at the base of the mandibles. Antenna workers with a 4-segmented mace. The eyes of the workers are small, located in the mid-side of the head. The mandibles are elongated, subtriangular with three teeth: the apical tooth is the largest, the preapical tooth is the smallest, the third tooth is of medium length. The mandibular palps are 2-segmented, the lower labial palps are composed of 2 segments (palp formula 2.2). Spurs on all legs are crested, but there is an additional simple spur on the back pair of legs (spurs formula: 1gr-1gr-1gr + 1pr). The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of one segment of the petiolus , which does not have a posterior surface, since it is widely attached to the abdomen. They nest in the soil under any objects (stones, roots), ants rarely appear on the surface and forag in the underlying foliage layer ^[1] ^[2] .

Systematics

The species Prionopelta majuscula was first described in 1897 by Italian worldmecologist Carlo Emery ^[3] , and its valid status was confirmed in 2015 during an audit conducted by American worldmecologists Rick Overson ( Rick Overson ; Chicago Botanic Garden , Glencoe, USA ) and Brian Fisher ( Brian Fisher ; California Academy of Sciences , San Francisco , USA) ^[1] ^[2] .

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Shattuck SO Revision of the ant genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Indo-Pacific region. (Eng.) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2008 .-- Vol. 1846. - P. 21–34. - ISSN 1175-5326 .
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Rick Overson, Brian Fisher. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region (English) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers , 2015. - Vol. 507. - P. 115-150. - ISSN 1313-2970 . (09 Jun 2015)
↑ Emery, C. 1897. Formicidarum species novae vel minus cognitae in collectione Musaei Nationalis Hungarici quas in Nova-Guinea, colonia germanica, collegit L. Biró. Természetr. Füz. 20: 571-599 (page 595, description of the workers and the female)

Literature

Bolton B. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. (English) // Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. - Gainesville, FL: American Entomological Institute, 2003. - Vol. 71 . - P. 1-370 . - ISBN 1-887988-15-7 .
Brown, WL, Jr. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. III. Tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera). (English) // Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology: journal. - 1960. - Vol. 122 . - P. 143-230 . (page 173, Prionopelta as part of Ponerinae, Amblyoponini)
Shattuck SO Revision of the ant genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Indo-Pacific region. (Eng.) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2008 .-- Vol. 1846. - P. 21–34. - ISSN 1175-5326 .
Rick Overson, Brian Fisher. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region (English) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers , 2015. - Vol. 507. - P. 115-150. - ISSN 1313-2970 .

Links

Genus: Prionopelta (neopr.) . antweb.org . AntWeb . Date of appeal September 21, 2013.

[Shattuck2008-1] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Shattuck SO Revision of the ant genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Indo-Pacific region. (Eng.) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2008 .-- Vol. 1846. - P. 21–34. - ISSN 1175-5326 .

[Overson2015-2] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ Rick Overson, Brian Fisher. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region (English) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers , 2015. - Vol. 507. - P. 115-150. - ISSN 1313-2970 . (09 Jun 2015)

[3] Emery, C. 1897. Formicidarum species novae vel minus cognitae in collectione Musaei Nationalis Hungarici quas in Nova-Guinea, colonia germanica, collegit L. Biró. Természetr. Füz. 20: 571-599 (page 595, description of the workers and the female)