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Procryptocerus convexus
| Procryptocerus convexus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Procryptocerus |
| Species: | P. convexus |
| Binomial name | |
| Procryptocerus convexus Forel, 1904
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Nothing is known about the biology of Procryptocerus convexus.
Identification
Longino and Snelling (2002) - A brief examination of the type revealed P. convexus to be far more distinct from P. hirsutus than the latter was from P. belti (see discussion under P. belti). Procryptocerus convexus seems to be a transition form between P. belti/hirsutus and Procryptocerus pictipes. See additional discussion under P. pictipes.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -1.456° to -8.25778°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality), Colombia.
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.
- convexus. Procryptocerus hirsutus r. convexus Forel, 1904c: 34 (w.) BRAZIL. Raised to species: Longino & Snelling, 2002: 12. See also: Kempf, 1951: 35.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Longino and Snelling (2002) - Based on brief notes made while examining the type at MHNG.
HW 5 0.97; sculpture on face like Procryptocerus belti, but foveae are larger, shallower; pronotum longitudinally striate with an anterior row of foveae; mesonotum like Procryptocerus hirsutus, longitudinally striate and flat, contrasting with the convex pronotum; dorsal face of propodeum, posterior face of petiole, and dorsum of postpetiole longitudinally striate; first gastral tergite smooth and shining, with an even, faint areolate pattern; posterior face of forefemur smooth; external face of tibiae weakly rugose; setae on head like P. belti, those on mesosoma, petiole, and postpetiole stiff and longer, about two times the length of those on head; setae on first gastral tergite short, relatively sparse, clustered near the postpetiolar insertion and very sparse on the posterior half, with no underlying pubescence; scapes and foretibiae orange, mesotibiae darker, metatibiae dark brown.
Type Material
Longino and Snelling (2002) - Holotype worker: Brazil, state of Para (Goldi) Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève (examined).
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- Forel, A. 1904d. Miscellanea myrmécologiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 12: 1-52 (page 34, worker described)
- Guerrero, R.J., Fernandez, F., Escarraga, M.E., Perez-Pedraza, L.F., Serna, F., Mackay, M.P., Sandoval, V., Vergara, V., Suarez, D., Garcia, E.I., Sanchez, A., Meneses, A.D., Tocora, M.C., Sosa-Calvo, J. 2018. New records of myrmicine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Colombia. Revista Colombiana de Entomología 44: 238-259 (DOI 10.25100/socolen.v44i2.7115).
- Kempf, W. W. 1951. A taxonomic study on the ant tribe Cephalotini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 22: 1-244 (page 35, see also)
- Longino, J.T. and Snelling, R.R. 2002. A taxonomic revision of the Procryptocerus of Central America. Contributions in Science. 495:1-30. (page 12, Raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).