A new species of the ant genus Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Caribbean region
Author
Matthew Prebus
Author
David Lubertazzi
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2016
211
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journal article
10.5852/ejt.2016.211
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Arnoldius
(
Dubovikoff, 2005
)
AU01
AUSTRALIA
:
1 worker
,
Queensland
,
Smithfield Conservation Park
16.8167° S
,
145.6833° E
,
70 m
,
9 Mar. 2006
, rainforest, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood),
A. Lucky
#ALC339-1 [
UCDC
: CASENT0106155]
;
1 worker
,
New
South Wales
,
Kanangra
,
Boyd National Park
,
33°59' S
,
150°07' E
,
1050 m
,
19 Jul. 1975
, dry sclerophyll forest, under stone,
P.S. Ward
#PSW1000 [
UCDC
]
;
1 worker
,
Queensland
,
Smithfield Conservation Park
,
16°49' S
,
145°41' E
,
70 m
,
17 Aug. 2006
, rainforest, ex. rotten log,
P.S. Ward
#PSW15681 [
UCDC
].
In
Table 2
we compare
B. enigmaticus
sp. nov.
,
B. paradoxus
,
Chronoxenus wroughtoni
and an undescribed species of
Arnoldius
to data collected from a morphometric study of Palearctic
Bothriomyrmex
conducted by
Seifert (2012)
. In this context, some very general observations can be made about the morphological affinities of
B. enigmaticus
sp. nov.
: the eyes of
B. enigmaticus
sp. nov.
, relative to cephalic size are the largest in this dataset, similar to the large-eyed
B. paradoxus
,
C. wroughtoni
, and
B. corsicus
. The antennal scapes are short as well, a feature shared by
B. paradoxus
,
C. wroughtoni
and
A.
AU01. Finally, the propodeum is compact and delineated by a deep metanotal groove, much like
B. paradoxus
,
C. wroughtoni
,
A.
AU01, and to a lesser degree
B. corsicsus
.