Phylogenomic Species Delimitation, Taxonomy, and ‘ Bird Guide’ Identification for the Neotropical Ant Genus Rasopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Author
Longino, John T.
Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112,
john.longino@utah.edu
Author
Branstetter, Michael G.
USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit, Utah State
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Insect Systematics and Diversity
2020
2020-03-31
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10.1093/isd/ixaa004
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2399-3421
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Rasopone
JTL049
(
Fig. 9
; Supp Fig. S46 [online only])
Geographic range.
Colombia
.
Diagnosis
Similar to
R. lunaris
(
Fig. 8
; Supp Figs. S16–S18 [online only]) in most respects, differing in lack of erect setae on sides of head.
Measurements, worker:
HW 1.19, HL 1.30, SL 0.92, PTL 0.52, PTH 0.85, CI 91, SI 77, PTI 61 (
n
= 1).
Biology
This species is known from one collection from a lowland rainforest site in Amazonian
Colombia
, from a litter/soil core collected by D. Castro. One worker and one alate queen were examined.
Comments
See under
R. lunaris
.