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
JTL047
(
Fig. 10
; Supp Fig. S44 [online only])
Geographic range.
French Guiana
.
Diagnosis
Mandible smooth and shining; anterior clypeal margin truncate; side of head with short erect setae; petiolar node subcuboidal; face sculpture of dense, minute puncta overlain with larger, more widely spaced puncta visible in particular orientation and lighting. Two species are within geographic and size range of
R
. JTL047:
Rasopone lunaris
(
Fig. 8
; Supp Figs. S16–S18 [online only]): posterior face of petiolar node more rounded; face with uniform small puncta, not overlain with larger puncta.
Rasopone
JTL048 (
Fig. 6
, Supp Fig. S45 [online only]): smaller (HW 0.98 vs 1.21).
Measurements, worker:
HW 1.21 (1.21-1.21, 2); HL 1.26 (1.26– 1.27, 2); SL 0.89 (0.88–0.89, 2); PTH 0.84 (0.81–0.87, 2); PTL 0.50 (0.48–0.51, 2); CI 96 (95–96, 2); SI 74 (73–74, 2); PTI 59 (55–63, 2).
Biology
This species is known from lowland rainforest sites, <
800 m
elevation, from Winkler samples of sifted litter and rotten wood.
Comments
See under
R. lunaris
.