Prionopelta robynmae (lat.) Is a species of small primitive ants ( Formicidae ) of the genus Prionopelta from the subfamily Amblyoponinae [1] .
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Distribution
Australia , Papua New Guinea [1] .
Description
Small earthen ants (2-3 mm long) are yellowish red in color. It differs from other species by a wider stalk (petiol) and a finer sculpture on the dorsal surface of the mesosome. 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] .
Systematics
The species was first described in 2008 by Australian worldmecologist Stephen Shattak (Shattuck, Steven O .; CSIRO Entomology, Canberra , Australia ) based on materials from Indonesia. It is close to the species Prionopelta kraepelini and Prionopelta opaca [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Shattuck, SO Revision of the ant genus Prionopelta in the Indo-Pacific region. (Eng.) // Zootaxa: Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2008 .-- Vol. 1846. - P. 21-34. - ISSN 1175-5326 . (09 Jun 2015)
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 . antweb.org . AntWeb . Date of appeal September 21, 2013.