New Myrmoteras Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) From The Southeastern Philippines
Author
Zettel, Herbert
Author
Sorger, Daniela Magdalena
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2011
2011-02-28
59
1
61
67
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.10106842
2345-7600
10106842
Key to Philippine species of
Myrmoteras
(workers and
gynes)
1 Head (
Fig. 1
) and pronotum (
Fig. 3
) smooth and shiny .... 2
– Head (
Figs. 7, 11
) and pronotum (
Fig. 9
) granulate and dull. ............................................................................................... 3
2 Median frontal sulcus distinct (
Fig. 1
). Body dark brown ..... .......................................................
M. glabrum
,
new species
– Median frontal sulcus absent. Body dark orange red ............. .........................................................................
M. insulcatum
3 Posterior face of temple (behind ridge) finely granulate. Mandible Index
±
1.45 (
Fig. 7
). Petiolar node wide (lateral aspect,
Fig. 8
). Antennomeres 2 and 3 of subequal length (
Fig. 7
) .................................................
M. mcarthuri
,
new species
– Posterior face of temple (behind ridge) smooth, without any sculpture. Mandible Index
Ṡ
1.30 (
Fig. 11
). Petiolar node narrow (lateral aspect). Antennomere 2 approximately 1.5 times as long as antennomere 3 (
Fig. 11
) .......................
M. williamsi