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Nylanderia zaminyops
| Nylanderia zaminyops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Nylanderia |
| Species: | N. zaminyops |
| Binomial name | |
| Nylanderia zaminyops LaPolla & Kallal, 2019
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Nothing is known about the biology of Nylanderia zaminyops.
Identification
LaPolla and Kallal (2019) - Eyes distinctly small (EL ≤0.1 mm; REL 13–17; SI2: 11–14); uniformly brownish-yellow.
Compare with: Nylanderia microps, Nylanderia myops.
Miscellaneous This is the third small-eyed Nylanderia known from the West Indies (after N. microps and N. myops). On first examination this species superficially resembles Nylanderia guatemalensis, but the eyes are much too small and overall the cuticle is distinctly smooth and shiny. Additionally, the SI2 is much lower in N.zaminops (measured range: 11–14; N. guatemalensis measured range: 18–26). Given this species is known from Trinidad it would not be surprising if it also occurred in northeastern South America, but to date we have not seen specimens of N. zaminyops from that region of the Neotropics.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Trinidad and Tobago (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.
- zaminyops. Nylanderia zaminyops LaPolla & Kallal, 2019: 444, figs. 103-104 (w.) TRINIDAD.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
(n=5): TL: 2.10–2.60; HW: 0.54–0.57; HL: 0.58–0.65; EL: 0.08–0.10; SL: 0.69– 0.76; WL: 0.73–0.85; GL: 0.70–1.10. SMC: 17–30; PMC: 3–5; MMC: 2–4. indices: CI: 83–88; REL: 13–17; SI: 135–149; SI2: 11–14.
Head: sides of head in full face view nearly parallel; posterolateral corners rounded; posterior margin rounded, slightly emarginate medially; anterior clypeal margin slightly emarginated to nearly straight; ocelli absent; eye small. Mesosoma: in lateral view, pronotum convex; anterior margin of mesonotum raised slightly above posterior pronotal margin; metanotal area without a short flat area before spiracle; dorsal face of propodeum slightly convex; dorsal face of propodeum and mesonotum approximately the same height in lateral view. Color and pilosity: body brownish-yellow; legs sometimes slightly lighter in color; macrosetae distinctly darker than body; scapes and legs with abundant pubescence, dorsum of first and second gastral tergites with scattered pubescence; pubescence sparse to absent across remainder of body.
Type Material
Holotype worker, TRINIDAD: Mt. Harris, 18 km mark, 21 Nov 2003, J. Wetterer #244 (National Museum of Natural History). 1 paratype worker same locality as holotype (specimen is from the same nest as holotype); 1 paratype worker, TRINIDAD: Arena Forest, W. Wild Dog Ride, 31 Oct 2003, J. Wetterer #219 (Museum of Comparative Zoology); 1 paratype worker, TRINIDAD: Aripo Village,1 km SSW, 12 Sept 2003, J. Wetterer #33 (MCZC), 1 paratype worker, TRINIDAD: Blanckisseuse Road, 1 km S Asa Wright, J. Wetterer #211(NMNH).
Etymology
Species epithet is a combination of za- (L. = very), mini- (L. = minute), and –ops (L. = eye), referring to the markedly small eyes of this species.
References
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- LaPolla J. S., and R. J. Kallal. 2019. Nylanderia of the World Part III: Nylanderia in the West Indies. Zootaxa 4658: 401-451.