Myrmecina semipolita

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Myrmecina semipolita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Myrmecina
Species: M. semipolita
Binomial name
Myrmecina semipolita
Forel, 1905

Described from a type collected long ago in Java, Myrmecina semipolita has yet to be found again.

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • semipolita. Myrmecina semipolita Forel, 1905c: 15 (w.) INDONESIA (Java).

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Okido, Ogata, and Hosoishi (2020) - The following description is based on Forel (1905). Head subrectangular, length shorter than broad in full-face view. Sides of head slightly convex; median portion of occipital margin straight. Antennal scrobe absent. Mandible smooth and shining with apical and preapical tooth following 4-5 small and unclear teeth. Eyes convex. Antennal scape extending beyond occipital margin of head. Dorsal outline of mesosoma convex without suture. Propodeal spine directing backward, slightly longer than broad at base. Eumetanotal spine small. Petiole longer than broad. Postpetiole length shorter than broad, and slightly broader than petiole. Gaster oval. Ventrolateral portion of head with rugae. Mesosoma with thick and irregular rugae longitudinally. Remains of the body smooth and shining. Body black to almost black, antenna, legs, clypeus, mandible reddish.

Type Material

Okido, Ogata, and Hosoishi (2020) - Syntype worker, INDONESIA: Buitenzorg (=Bogor), Java (K. Kraepelin) (depository unknown). We have not been able to examine type material of Myrmecina semipolita.

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics