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Strumigenys festigona
| Strumigenys festigona | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. festigona |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys festigona Bolton, 2000
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The two collections of this species were taken from under a stone in second-growth montane rainforest.
Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the Strumigenys loriae-group. Distinguished from Strumigenys loriae by the characters given below, its broader relationships in the group are as noted under loriae. All known specimens of festigona, including a nest-series from Bulolo, Papua New Guinea, collected by B. B. Lowery (ANIC, in alcohol), fall into a fairly restricted size range. It would appear that the polymorphism seen in loriae is not present in festigona.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -7.2° to -7.2°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- festigona. Strumigenys festigona Bolton, 2000: 861, fig. 460 (w.q.m.) NEW GUINEA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype. TL 3.9, HL 1.14, HW 1.02, CI 89, ML 0.48, MI 42, SL 0.69, SI 68, PW 0.45, AL 1.06. Closely related to Strumigenys loriae; answering the description of that species except as follows.
1 In full-face view side of head in front of preocular impression is expanded laterally into an anteriorly curved, acutely thorn-like triangular process; anterior margin of process concave and posterior margin convex.
2 Bulla of femoral gland on hind leg conspicuous, about equal in size to bulla of the hind tibial gland.
3 Ventral spongiform strip on petiole extremely shallow, less than one-third depth of peduncle or deepest beneath the node and tapering anteriorly; extending whole length of petiole.
Paratypes. TL 3.8-3.9, HL 1.11-1.16, HW 0.98-1.04, CI 88-90, ML 0.48-0.49, MI 42-43, SL 0.68-0.70, SI 67-69, PW 0.42-0.45, AL 1.00-1.06 (2 measured).
Dimensions of non-paratypic workers tend to be smaller. TL 3.2- 3.6, HL 0.96-1.07, HW 0.81- 0.95, CI 84-91, ML 0.42-0.46, MI 42-44, SL 0.58-0.64, SI 68-72, PW 0.35-0.42, AL 0.86-0.96 (6 measured).
Type Material
Holotype worker, Papua New Guinea: Wua, 1250 m., 7.200S, 146.42°E, 29.vii.1975, acc. no. 1016, under stone, second-growth montane rainforest (P. S. Ward) (The Natural History Museum). Paratypes. 2 workers, 1 queen, 1 male, with same data as holotype (BMNH, University of California, Davis).
References
- Bolton, B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65:1-1028. (page 861, fig. 460 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton, B. 2000. The Ant Tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65
- Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.