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<mods:title>Australasian ants of the subfamily Heteroponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): (2) the species-group of Heteroponera relicta (Wheeler), with descriptions of nine new species and observations on morphology, biogeography and phylogeny of the genus</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Taylor, Robert W.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:date>2015</mods:date>
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<paragraph box="[151,547,897,922]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,547,897,922]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<heading bold="true" box="[151,547,897,922]" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" reason="1">
8.
<emphasis bold="true" box="[180,474,897,922]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<taxonomicName box="[180,474,897,922]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="trachypyx" status="sp. n.">Heteroponera trachypyx</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel box="[481,547,897,922]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<paragraph box="[158,309,932,956]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
(
<figureCitation box="[166,297,932,956]" captionStart="FIGURES 42 45" captionStartId="24.[151,263,1956,1978]" captionTargetBox="[193,1394,195,1933]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[193,1394,195,1934]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 42 45. Heteroponera trachypyx sp. n., holotype worker, standard views (HW = 1.18 mm, PW = 0.95 mm, WL = 1.40 mm, GW = 1.04 mm)." pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Figs 4245</figureCitation>
).
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="174" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph box="[151,1134,1003,1029]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,481,1004,1029]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Type locality. AUSTRALIA</emphasis>
: QUEENSLAND:
<emphasis box="[699,895,1004,1029]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">McDowall Range</emphasis>
(16°06'S, 145°20'E).
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<paragraph box="[199,885,1041,1066]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,394,1041,1066]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Type deposition.</emphasis>
Holotype ANIC. Paratypes ANIC, QMBA.
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="174" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,588,1077,1101]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Distribution, material examined.</emphasis>
Known only from the following accessions (grid cells -15/145, -16/145 and -17/145). Unless otherwise indicated each a single worker. All samples collected (unless noted) by Berlese funnel sampling of rainforest leafmould or litter (usually “sieved”).
<emphasis bold="true" box="[834,1072,1149,1173]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">EA1 (Mt Finnigan):</emphasis>
<emphasis box="[1079,1230,1149,1173]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Shiptons Flat</emphasis>
, -15 48, 145 14, 2 workers (Davies &amp; Raven, 1621.xi.1975).
<emphasis box="[654,841,1186,1210]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Mt Finnigan SF,</emphasis>
-15 48, 145 17, moist litter pocket, 400 m (S. &amp; J. Peck, 3.vii.1982).
<emphasis bold="true" box="[365,643,1221,1245]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">EA2 (Thornton Peak):</emphasis>
<emphasis box="[654,966,1221,1245]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">12 Mile Scrub, Gap Creek</emphasis>
, -15 50, 145 20 (Davies &amp; Raven, 22 28.xi.1975).
<emphasis box="[296,639,1257,1282]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">3.5 km W of Cape Tribulation</emphasis>
, Site 7, -16 0 5, 145 27, QMBA berlesate 440, 680m (GBM, DKY &amp; GIT, 2.x.1982).
<emphasis box="[346,550,1293,1317]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">McDowall Range</emphasis>
, -16 0 6, 145 20, QMBA berlesate 684, 520 m (GBM, 27.xi.1985)(Type Locality).
<emphasis box="[269,388,1330,1353]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Mt Sorrow</emphasis>
, summit, -16 0 8, 145 26, 2 workers, QMBA berlesates 256, 262, 800 m (GBM, 15.x.1980).
<emphasis box="[151,340,1365,1389]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Table Mountain,</emphasis>
-16 0 9, 145 26, 4 workers, QMBA berlesates 540, 542, 320m (GBM &amp; DWC, 24.iv.1983).
<emphasis box="[151,339,1401,1426]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Thornton Range</emphasis>
, -16 14, 145 26, 100 m (RWT &amp; JDF, 24.vi.1971)—2 workers, 150180 m (RWT &amp; JDF, 23.vi.1971).
<emphasis box="[294,374,1437,1461]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Rex Ck</emphasis>
, site 3, -16.28 4, 145 19 4, rainforest berlesate (C Burwell, 14 ii 2005).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,420,1473,1498]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Worker diagnosis.</emphasis>
General characteristics, conformation, coloration and major sculpturation as illustrated. Diagnostic features as in relevant key couplets above.
<taxonomicName box="[823,1105,1509,1533]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="trachypyx">
<emphasis box="[823,1105,1509,1533]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Heteroponera trachypyx</emphasis>
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is less darkly colored and sculptured than the other
<emphasis box="[444,597,1546,1569]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">H. ecarinata-</emphasis>
group species. Head and mesosoma more-or-less uniformly medium-dark brown, the gaster, mandibles, antennae and legs a shade lighter. Coloration overall similar to the sympatric species
<emphasis box="[151,320,1617,1642]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<taxonomicName box="[151,320,1617,1642]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rhodopygea">H. rhodopygea</taxonomicName>
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and
<emphasis box="[378,522,1618,1641]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<taxonomicName box="[378,522,1618,1641]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="viviennae">H. viviennae</taxonomicName>
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. Propodeal declivity shining, microsculpture distinct to vestigial, with very fine radial microstriae. Dimensions: (holotype; smallest available specimen (12mile Scrub), largest available specimen (Mt Sorrow summit)): TL (ca): 5.1, 4.4, 5.1; HW: 1.18, 1.11, 1.19; HL: 1.14, 1.06, 114; CI: 103, 104, 104; EL: 0.17, 0.16, 0.18; SL: 0.68, 0.61, 0.71; SI: 57, 57, 59; PW: 0.95, 0.84, 0.87; WL: 1.40, 1.40, 1.48; petH: 0.76, -, -; petW: 0.48, 0.52, 0.50; GW 1.04, 1.03, 1.04.
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<paragraph box="[199,1025,1797,1821]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,356,1798,1821]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Related taxa.</emphasis>
<emphasis box="[363,504,1798,1821]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<taxonomicName box="[363,504,1798,1821]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ecarinata">H. ecarinata</taxonomicName>
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and
<taxonomicName box="[559,735,1797,1821]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pendergrasti">
<emphasis box="[559,735,1797,1821]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">H. pendergrasti</emphasis>
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at species-complex level.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,592,1833,1858]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">In-group sympatric associations.</emphasis>
Sympatric with
<taxonomicName box="[784,954,1833,1858]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rhodopygea">
<emphasis box="[784,954,1833,1858]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">H. rhodopygea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
at Mt Finnigan, Mt Sorrow and Thornton Range, and
<taxonomicName box="[284,451,1869,1893]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rhodopygea">
<emphasis box="[284,451,1869,1893]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">H. rhodopygea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+
<taxonomicName box="[481,622,1870,1893]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="viviennae">
<emphasis box="[481,622,1870,1893]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">H. viviennae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the Cape tribulation area and Mc Dowall Range.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,371,1905,1930]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Biogeography.</emphasis>
Known only from the northern EAs 1 &amp; 2, distantly allopatric from the other known
<emphasis box="[1319,1426,1906,1929]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<taxonomicName box="[1319,1426,1906,1929]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Heteroponera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ecarinata">ecarinata</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
- group species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection box="[199,1268,1977,2002]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" type="discussion">
<paragraph box="[199,1268,1977,2002]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,315,1978,2001]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Remarks.</emphasis>
Variation in coloration suggests a prolonged callow to sub-callow period in workers.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection box="[199,1364,2013,2037]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174" type="etymology">
<paragraph box="[199,1364,2013,2037]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,333,2014,2037]" pageId="23" pageNumber="174">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name, a noun in apposition, refers to the coarse sculpturation of the first gastral tergite.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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