Parasyscia rufithorax

Parasyscia rufithorax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Parasyscia
Species:	P. rufithorax
Binomial name
	Parasyscia rufithorax; (Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
	Cerapachys negrosensis Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925; Cerapachys nitida Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925;

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to Asian species of Parasyscia

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Philippines (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


.	Owned by Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

rufithorax. Cerapachys rufithorax Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 50, pl. 1, figs. 5-7 (w.) PHILIPPINES (Negros I.).
- Type-material: 40+ syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Philippines: Negros, Negros Oriental Prov., Dumaguete, Horns of Negros, 450 m. (J.W. Chapman).
- Type-depositories: MCZC, NHMB.
- Combination in Parasyscia: Borowiec, M.L. 2016: 205.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 19; Baltazar, 1966: 232; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
- Senior synonym of negrosensis: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
- Senior synonym of nitida: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
- Distribution: Philippines (Negros).
negrosensis. Cerapachys negrosensis Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 51, pl. 1, fig. 8 (w.) PHILIPPINES (Negros I.).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Philippines: Negros, Negros Oriental Prov., Dumaguete, Horns of Negros, 700 m. (J.W. Chapman).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 19.
- Junior synonym of rufithorax: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
nitida. Cerapachys nitida Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 52, pl. 1, figs. 9, 10 (w.) PHILIPPINES (Negros I.).
- Type-material: 6 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Philippines: Negros, Negros Oriental Prov., Dumaguete, Horns of Negros, 450 m. (J.W. Chapman).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 19.
- Junior synonym of rufithorax: Brown, 1955e: 52; Brown, 1975: 23; Bolton, 1995b: 144.
nitida. Cerapachys (Parasyscia) nitida Weber, 1949a: 2, figs. 1-3 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers, paratype queens (numbers not stated, “one colony”).
- Type-locality: holotype Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): 10 mi. E Stanleyville (= Kisangani) (N.A. Weber); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depository: AMNH.
- [Junior primary homonym of Cerapachys nitida Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: 52.]
- Replacement name: Cerapachys nitidulus Brown, 1975: 23.

Description

References

Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1-280 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427).
Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 144, catalogue)
Brown, W. L., Jr. 1955e. The ant Cerapachys rufithorax and its synonyms. Psyche (Camb.) 62: 52 (page 52, Senior synonym of negrosensis and nitida)
Chapman, J. W.; Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327 (page 19, checklist)
Chen, Z., Liang, C., Du, C. 2022. Revision of Chinese species of the ant genus Parasyscia Emery, 1882 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae). Zootaxa 5196(3), 301–330 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5196.3.1).
General, D.E.M., Buenavente, P.A.C., Rodriguez, L.J.V. 2020. A preliminary survey of nocturnal ants, with novel modifications for collecting nocturnal arboreal ants. Halteres 11: 1-12 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.3707151).
Wheeler, W. M.; Chapman, J. W. 1925. The ants of the Philippine Islands. Part I, Dorylinae and Ponerinae. Philipp. J. Sci. 28: 47-73 (page 50, pl. 1, figs. 5-7 worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
Brown W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1): 1-115.
Chapman, J.W. and S.R. Capco. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology (Manila) 1: 1- 327
Wheeler W. M., and J. W. Chapman. 1925. The ants of the Philippine Islands. Part I, Dorylinae and Ponerinae. Philipp. J. Sci. 28: 47-73.
Wilson E. O. 1959. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. VI. The tribe Cerapachyini. Pacific Insects 1: 39-57.