Myrmecina wesselensis
Myrmecina wesselensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Myrmecina |
Species: | M. wesselensis |
Binomial name | |
Myrmecina wesselensis Shattuck, 2009 |
This species is known from a single worker collected foraging on the ground at night from the Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Australia.
Identification
Shattuck (2009) - Erect hairs on gaster (and most on mesonotum) strongly curved so their tips are nearly parallel with the surface of the body. These short, curved hairs are unique among the Australian fauna and will separate this species from all others.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -11.01666667° to -11.01666667°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- wesselensis. Myrmecina wesselensis Shattuck, 2009a: 21, figs. 44-46, 52 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
Type Material
- Holotype, worker, Rimbija Island, Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Australia, Weir,T.A., ANIC32-047233, Australian National Insect Collection.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Antennal scapes smooth. First segment of funiculus cone-shaped. Sides of head behind compound eyes smooth. Sculpturing on dorsal surface of mesosoma running longitudinally and generally with the central carina (or carinae) running nearly the length (the pronotum not differentiated from the mesonotum). Dorsal and lateral surfaces of mesosoma separated by an indistinct angle or ridge which interrupts or breaks the mesosomal sculpturing. Metanotal spines reduced, small. Propodeal spines long. Erect hairs on gaster (and most on mesonotum) strongly curved so their tips are nearly parallel with the surface of the body. Colour dark brown-black, antennae, mandibles, legs and tip of gaster yellow-red.
(n = 1) — CI 100; HL 0.68; HW 0.68; MTL 0.34; SI 81; SL 0.55; WL 0.77.
References
- Shattuck, S.O. 2009a. A revision of the Australian species of the ant genus Myrmecina. Zootaxa 2146: 1-21 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2146.1.1).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- CSIRO Collection
- Shattuck S. O. 2009. A revision the Australian species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2146: 1-21.