Nesomyrmex longiceps (lat.) Is a species of small ants of the genus Nesomyrmex (Formicidae) from the subfamily Myrmicinae . The name is given according to the elongated shape of the head [1] .
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Distribution
Madagascar [1] .
Description
Small ants (length about 3 mm) are yellow in color, similar to representatives of the Leptothorax genus, living in tropical forests at heights of 100–325 m. They differ from similar species in the one-color yellow color of the whole body, including the first abdominal tergite, with an elongated head shape. Antennae 12-segmented with a mace of 3 segments. 5-pronged mandibles . The propodeum is round, without obvious spines. The abdomen is smooth and shiny. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of two segments: petiolus and postpetiolus (the latter is clearly separated from the abdomen); The species was first described in 2016 by American entomologists Sándor Csősz and Brian L. Fisher ; Entomology, California Academy of Sciences , San Francisco , California, USA ) based on materials from Madagascar. It is included in the species group Nesomyrmex brevicornis , which is characterized by a deep mesoprodedeal groove and arboreal lifestyle [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Csősz, S. & Fisher, BL Taxonomy of Malagasy Nesomyrmex brevicornis species-group using conventional morphology-based approach (Eng.) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2016 .-- Vol. 616. - P. 125-159. - ISSN 1313-2970 . - DOI : 10.3897 / zookeys.616.9532 .
- ↑ Csosz, S. & Fisher, BL Diagnostic survey of Malagasy Nesomyrmex species-groups and revision of hafahafa group species via morphology based cluster delimitation protocol (Eng.) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2015 .-- Vol. 526 . - P. 19–59. doi: 10.3897 / zookeys.526.6037. - ISSN 1313-2970 .
Literature
- Bolton B. Afrotropical species of the myrmecine ant genera Cardiocondyla , Leptothorax , Melissotarsus , Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae) (Eng.) // Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology - 1982. - Vol. 46 . - P. 307-370.
- Csösz, S. & Fisher, BL Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy members of the Nesomyrmex angulatus species group using the automated morphological species delineation protocol NC-PART clustering. (English) // PeerJ. - 2016. - Vol. 4 . - P. e1796. - DOI : 10.7717 / peerj . 1796 .
- Csosz, S. & Fisher, BL Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Nesomyrmex madecassus species-group using a quantitative morphometric approach (Eng.) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2016 .-- Vol. 603 . - P. 105-130. - ISSN 1313-2970 . - DOI : 10.3897 / zookeys.603.8271 .
- Kempf, WW A synopsis of the New World species belonging to the Nesomyrmex -group of the ant genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Eng.) // Studia Entomologica (ns). - 1959. - Vol. 2 . - P. 391-432.