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<emphasis id="B9314527156C3245FF662E93FECBF916" bold="true" box="[152,321,1737,1762]" pageId="8" pageNumber="557">FIGURES 57.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9314527156C3245FF692F7DFEFEF8B4" bold="true" box="[151,372,1830,1857]" pageId="8" pageNumber="557">Worker diagnosis:</emphasis>
Antennae relatively short, with scapes surpassing posterior margin of head by about a third of their length (SI = 113128); medium to dark brown and sometimes bicolored with darker head and gaster; antennae, mandibles, leg joints, and tarsi yellow in contrast to body; meso-and metacoxae usually somewhat lighter than mesosoma; fine cuticular microsculpture resulting in moderate to strong blue iridescence on head and mesosoma; dense cephalic pubescence; posterior emargination of head strongly variable, from lacking emargination entirely to deep and notch-like.
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WORKER.
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: TL: 1.662.22; EL: 0.110.14; EW: 0.090.10; IOD: 0.290.34; HE: 0.00 0.03; HL: 0.520.61; HW: 0.440.52; HLA: 0.170.21; HLP: 0.240.29; SL: 0.560.63; PW: 0.320.38; MW: 0.170.20; PrW: 0.220.28; PDH: 0.180.22; PTW: 0.090.14; LHT: 0.470.55; WL: 0.550.72; GL: 0.480.95; SMC: 47; PMC: 23; MMC: 23.
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: BLI: 125143; CI: 8485; EPI: 5879; HTI: 101110; REL: 1923; SI: 113128.
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: medium to dark brown with yellow to yellow-brown antennae, mandibles, and tarsi; meso- and metacoxae often somewhat lighter than mesosoma; sometimes bicolored with mesosoma lighter than head and gaster; overall cuticle with fine microsculpture resulting in moderate to strong blue iridescence on head and mesosoma.
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: dense cephalic pubescence covering all surfaces of head in full-face view; mesosoma pubescence sparse to absent, limited at most to scattered hairs on pronotum and propodeum, and a fringe of hairs concentrated just posterior to the metanotal groove; gaster pubescence sparse to absent; pair of small, erect setae on apex of petiole.
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: longer than broad and quadrate with distinct posterolateral corners and flattened posterior margin, usually with moderate to strong emargination but sometimes with little to no emargination (HE = 0.000.03); scapes surpass posterior margin of head by about a third of their length (SI = 113128); median ocellus often large and apparent; lateral ocelli small and often absent or not apparent.
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: promesonotal area flat to evenly convex in profile view, with posterior margin of pronotum continuous or nearly continuous with anterior margin of mesonotum; propodeum low and unevenly rounded, with posterior face about twice as long as dorsal face.
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QUEEN.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FECA2B45FD95FCCD" box="[308,543,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Measurements (n=2)</emphasis>
: TL: 3.734.26; EL: 0.27; HL: 0.760.79; HW: 0.670.75; SL: 0.770.83; WL: 1.251.27; GL: 1.712.21.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FE362B19FD93FCA9" box="[456,537,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Indices</emphasis>
: CI: 9799; REL: 3436; SI: 102105.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA9935156D3244FF392B3DFAE7FC19" blockId="9.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">
Relatively large (TL = 3.734.26).
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FD982B3DFD2DFC75" box="[614,679,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Color</emphasis>
: medium to dark brown with yellow to yellow-brown antennae, mandibles, and tarsi; meso- and metacoxae at most somewhat lighter than mesosoma.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FBB52BD1FB2BFC51" box="[1099,1185,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Pilosity</emphasis>
: most of body covered in moderate to dense pubescence; lacking pubescence on posterior face of propodeum; 1-3 small, erect setae on anepisternum.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FEC22B89FEF3FC19" box="[316,377,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Head</emphasis>
: as broad as long; scapes surpass posterior margin of head by about a third of their length.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA9935156D3244FF392BADFB80FBC1" blockId="9.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">
MALE.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FEDB2BADFD9BFBE5" box="[293,529,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Measurements (n=4)</emphasis>
: TL: 1.742.27; EL: 0.190.22; HL: 0.480.57; HW: 0.400.53; SL: 0.590.64; WL: 0.590.86; GL: 0.650.88.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FDFC2C41FDD9FBC1" box="[514,595,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Indices</emphasis>
: CI: 8397; REL: 3539; SI: 110122.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFA9935156D3244FF392C65FE4CFA8D" blockId="9.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FF392C65FE82FBAD" box="[199,264,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Color</emphasis>
: medium to dark brown with yellow to yellow-brown antennae, mandibles, and tarsi; meso- and metacoxae at most somewhat lighter than mesosoma.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FD802C39FD5EFB89" box="[638,724,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Pilosity</emphasis>
: dense pubescence on head, mesoscutum, and mesoscutellum; pubescence sparse to absent on pronotum, anepisternum, katepisternum, propodeum, and gaster; lacking pubescence on posterior face of propodeum.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FDEE2CF1FDC7FB31" box="[528,589,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Head</emphasis>
: as broad as long; compound eyes surpass lateral margins of head in full-face view; scapes surpass posterior margin of head by about a third of their length.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FB9C2C95FB50FB1C" box="[1122,1242,1231,1256]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Mesosoma</emphasis>
: In profile view, propodeum gently rounded with dorsal face about twice as long as posterior face.
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FBC72CA9FB29FAF9" box="[1081,1187,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Genitalia</emphasis>
: gonopod narrow and evenly triangular, with nearly straight edges and apex coming to a point (
<figureCitation id="137E85B0156D3244FC1C2D4DFBBDFAC5" box="[994,1079,1303,1329]" captionStart="FIGURE 71" captionStartId="39.[152,255,1385,1409]" captionTargetBox="[156,1433,638,1357]" captionTargetId="figure-253@39.[151,1435,633,1362]" captionTargetPageId="39" captionText="FIGURE 71. Line drawings of male gonopods of N. austroccidua, N. breviscapa, N. contraria, N. cf. docilis, N. lazulina, and N. usul." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734334" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734334/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Fig. 71</figureCitation>
); in ventral view, ventromedial edge of basivolsella weakly and evenly curved (Fig. 91 of
<bibRefCitation id="EFD4E4C4156D3244FCD32D61FBB9FAA1" author="Kallal, R. J. &amp; LaPolla, J. S." box="[813,1075,1339,1365]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" pagination="1 - 64" refId="ref29704" refString="Kallal, R. J. &amp; LaPolla, J. S. (2012) Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part II: Nylanderia in the Nearctic. Zootaxa, 3508 (1), 1 - 64. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3508.1.1" type="journal article" year="2012">Kallal &amp; LaPolla 2012</bibRefCitation>
); gonossiculus straight and only slightly longer than cuspis.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FF392DD8FD02FA68" bold="true" box="[199,648,1410,1436]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">
Other material examined:
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:
</emphasis>
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FAD52DD9FA12FA69" box="[1323,1432,1411,1437]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-07">7.ix.2019</date>
, cloud forest, bait trap, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FD8B2DFDFD20FA35" box="[629,682,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/0062;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FEE02D91FE12FA11" box="[286,408,1483,1509]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-12">12.ix.2019</date>
, oak-pine forest, hand, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FC732D91FC4EFA11" box="[909,964,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/0102;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FDCE2DB5FD28F9FD" box="[560,674,1519,1545]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-22">22.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FC752DB5FC48F9FD" box="[907,962,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1387;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FB632DB5FAABF9FD" box="[1181,1313,1519,1545]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FDCE2E49FD28F9D9" box="[560,674,1555,1581]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-22">22.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FC752E49FC48F9D9" box="[907,962,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1417;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FB632E49FAABF9D9" box="[1181,1313,1555,1581]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156D3244FEB12E6CFE20F9A5" box="[335,426,1590,1617]" degrees="23.0561" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" precision="5" value="23.0561">23.0561</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156D3244FE492E6CFD94F9A5" box="[439,542,1590,1617]" degrees="99.2151" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" precision="5" value="-99.2151">-99.2151</geoCoordinate>
,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FDCE2E6DFD28F9A5" box="[560,674,1591,1617]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-22">22.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FC752E6DFC48F9A5" box="[907,962,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1433;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FB632E6DFAABF9A5" box="[1181,1313,1591,1617]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156D3244FEB12E00FE20F981" box="[335,426,1626,1653]" degrees="23.0561" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" precision="5" value="23.0561">23.0561</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156D3244FE492E00FD94F981" box="[439,542,1626,1653]" degrees="99.2151" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" precision="5" value="-99.2151">-99.2151</geoCoordinate>
,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FDCE2E01FD28F981" box="[560,674,1627,1653]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-22">22.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FC752E01FC48F981" box="[907,962,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1473;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FB632E01FAABF981" box="[1181,1313,1627,1653]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FDED2E25FDF5F96D" box="[531,639,1663,1689]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-07">7.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FCA62E25FC03F96D" box="[856,905,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1617;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FE432EF9FDA3F949" box="[445,553,1699,1725]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-08">8.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FCFA2EF9FCBEF949" box="[772,820,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1712;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FE962E9DFE5EF915" box="[360,468,1735,1761]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-07">7.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FD522E9DFD56F915" box="[684,732,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1618;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FEF12EB1FEF1F8F1" box="[271,379,1771,1797]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-08">8.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FD9E2EB1FD1DF8F1" box="[608,663,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1714;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FF002F55FEE0F8DD" box="[254,362,1807,1833]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-09">9.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FDBF2F55FDFAF8DD" box="[577,624,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1739;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FCC72F55FC37F8DD" box="[825,957,1807,1833]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FF692F69FE98F8B9" box="[151,274,1843,1869]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-09-10">10.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FE062F69FDA5F8B9" box="[504,559,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1781;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FCF62F69FC06F8B9" box="[776,908,1843,1869]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156D3244FB372F69FAAEF8B9" box="[1225,1316,1843,1869]" degrees="23.0486" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" precision="5" value="23.0486">23.0486</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156D3244FACF2F69FA1DF8B9" box="[1329,1431,1843,1869]" degrees="99.2671" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" precision="5" value="-99.2671">-99.2671</geoCoordinate>
,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FF692F0DFE83F885" box="[151,265,1879,1905]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-30">30.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FE122F0DFDAAF885" box="[492,544,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1805;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FD0B2F0DFCF3F885" box="[757,889,1879,1905]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FB572F0DFA91F885" box="[1193,1307,1879,1905]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-30">30.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FF052F21FEBBF861" box="[251,305,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1806;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FDF42F21FD04F861" box="[522,654,1915,1941]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156D3244FC362F21FBA9F861" box="[968,1059,1915,1941]" degrees="23.0486" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" precision="5" value="23.0486">23.0486</geoCoordinate>
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FB592F21FA93F861" box="[1191,1305,1915,1941]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-30">30.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FF0D2FC5FEA9F84D" box="[243,291,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1810;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156D3244FE122FC5FDFAF84D" box="[492,624,1951,1977]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FBA92FC5FB40F84D" box="[1111,1226,1951,1977]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-30">30.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3244FF692F99FF46F829" box="[151,204,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1824;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156D3244FBCD2F99FB2CF829" box="[1075,1190,1987,2013]" pageId="9" pageNumber="558" value="2019-10-31">31.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156D3247FA762F99FF27FF45" italics="true" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="559" pageId="9" pageNumber="558">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1853;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FBD328CDFB2AFF45" box="[1069,1184,151,177]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-10-31">31.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FA7628CDFF27FF21" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1856;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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, pine forest, bait trap,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FAD528E1FA12FF21" box="[1323,1432,187,213]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-09-09">9.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FE962885FE11FF0D" box="[360,411,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/0036;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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, cloud-pine forest, hand,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FED02959FE2AFEE9" box="[302,416,259,285]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-10-30">30.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FD7E2959FD39FEE9" box="[640,691,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/0939;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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, deciduous forest, bait trap,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FDAF297DFD4EFEB5" box="[593,708,295,321]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-10-22">22.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FC5C297DFC5FFEB5" box="[930,981,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/0124;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FDD32911FD2DFE91" box="[557,679,331,357]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-09-12">12.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FC702911FC4FFE91" box="[910,965,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1580;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FDCE2935FD28FE7D" box="[560,674,367,393]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-10-22">22.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FC752935FC48FE7D" box="[907,962,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1382;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FDEF29C9FD09FE59" box="[529,643,403,429]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-10-22">22.x.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FCA529C9FC01FE59" box="[859,907,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1465;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FE4329EDFDA3FE25" box="[445,553,439,465]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-09-07">7.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FCFA29EDFCBEFE25" box="[772,820,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1635;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FE962981FE5EFE01" box="[360,468,475,501]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-09-07">7.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FD522981FD56FE01" box="[684,732,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1674;
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, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FEF029A5FE02FDED" box="[270,392,511,537]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-09-12">12.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FD9529A5FD2AFDED" box="[619,672,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1564;
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156E3247FC8B29A5FC73FDED" box="[885,1017,511,537]" country="Mexico" name="Tamaulipas" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Tamaulipas</collectingRegion>
, El Cielo, Gómez Farías,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156E3247FA6D29A5FF7FFDC9" degrees="99.2635" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" precision="5" value="-99.2635">- 99.2635</geoCoordinate>
,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FEF82A79FEF8FDC9" box="[262,370,547,573]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2019-09-09">9.ix.2019</date>
, Sandoval-Becerra
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FDA72A79FD1AFDC9" box="[601,656,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">et al</emphasis>
. #MXFOR/1737;
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FC972A79FC35FDC8" bold="true" box="[873,959,546,573]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">
<collectingCountry id="F352D9A5156E3247FC972A79FC33FDC8" box="[873,953,546,573]" name="United States of America" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">U.S.A.</collectingCountry>
:
</emphasis>
<collectingRegion id="498157D7156E3247FC352A79FBA2FDC9" box="[971,1064,547,573]" country="United States of America" name="Arizona" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Arizona</collectingRegion>
, Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mts., Pinery Canyon,
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W Onion Saddle, elev.
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FD072A1DFC08FD95" box="[761,898,583,609]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="1989-08-11">11.viii.1989</date>
, S.P. Cover #2092 (
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: CASENT0102818);
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, Cochise Co., Huachuca Mts., Upper Ramsey Canyon,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE71FFF2156E3247FC492A31FBA1FD71" box="[951,1067,619,645]" degrees="110.3167" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" precision="5" value="-110.3167">-110.3167</geoCoordinate>
, elev.
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,
<date id="FFFBBFF5156E3247FB372A31FAD9FD71" box="[1225,1363,619,645]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" value="2002-08-18">18.viii.2002</date>
, under stone,
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FF1E2AD5FEB4FD5D" box="[224,318,655,681]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FF1E2AD5FEB4FD5D" box="[224,318,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Quercus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
/
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<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FEB82AD5FE0CFD5C" box="[326,390,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Pinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
/
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FE732AD5FD96FD5D" authorityName="E.A.Carriere" authorityYear="1867" box="[397,540,655,681]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pseudotsuga" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FE732AD5FD96FD5D" box="[397,540,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Pseudotsuga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
forest, P.S. Ward #14739 (
<collectionCode id="ED5401F0156E3247FCB62AD5FC17FD5D" box="[840,925,655,681]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">MCZC</collectionCode>
: MCZ-ENT00531422).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35FCABE156E3247FF392AE9FBF0FC3D" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BFA9935156E3247FF392AE9FBF0FC3D" blockId="10.[151,1437,150,969]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FF392AE9FE99FD39" bold="true" box="[199,275,691,717]" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Notes:</emphasis>
Workers of
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FE5C2AE9FDDCFD39" baseAuthorityName="Trager" baseAuthorityYear="1984" box="[418,598,691,717]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nylanderia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="austroccidua">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FE5C2AE9FDDCFD39" box="[418,598,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. austroccidua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
most closely resemble those of
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FC382AE9FBD8FD38" authorityName="Williams &amp; Williams &amp; Lapolla &amp; Lucky" authorityYear="2025" box="[966,1106,691,716]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nylanderia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="contraria">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FC382AE9FBD8FD38" box="[966,1106,691,716]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. contraria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FB722AE9FB65FD39" authorityName="Williams &amp; Williams &amp; Lapolla &amp; Lucky" authorityYear="2025" box="[1164,1263,691,717]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nylanderia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polita">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FB722AE9FB65FD39" box="[1164,1263,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. polita</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, this species can be most readily distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FD502A8DFCB3FD04" authorityName="Williams &amp; Williams &amp; Lapolla &amp; Lucky" authorityYear="2025" box="[686,825,727,752]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nylanderia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="contraria">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FD502A8DFCB3FD04" box="[686,825,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. contraria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the color of its meso- and metacoxae, which are at most only slightly lighter brown than the rest of the body in
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FCBC2AA1FC7FFCE1" baseAuthorityName="Trager" baseAuthorityYear="1984" box="[834,1013,763,789]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nylanderia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="austroccidua">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FCBC2AA1FC7FFCE1" box="[834,1013,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. austroccidua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In contrast,
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FB742AA1FA9FFCE0" authorityName="Williams &amp; Williams &amp; Lapolla &amp; Lucky" authorityYear="2025" box="[1162,1301,763,788]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nylanderia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="contraria">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FB742AA1FA9FFCE0" box="[1162,1301,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. contraria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has whitish meso- and metacoxae that strongly contrast with the rest of the body, which is dark brown.
<taxonomicName id="4C45E2B6156E3247FB792B45FA16FCCD" baseAuthorityName="Trager" baseAuthorityYear="1984" box="[1159,1436,799,825]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nylanderia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="559" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="austroccidua">
<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FB792B45FA16FCCD" box="[1159,1436,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Nylanderia austroccidua</emphasis>
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is most readily differentiated from
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<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FDD32B19FD1BFCA9" box="[557,657,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. polita</emphasis>
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by the latters smooth and shiny surface, which lacks the cuticular microsculpture and blue iridescence that is readily observable under microscopy in all other species of this complex. This species does not overlap in range with
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<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FD832BD1FC8DFC50" box="[637,775,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. contraria</emphasis>
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or
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<emphasis id="B9314527156E3247FCD52BD1FC06FC51" box="[811,908,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">N. polita</emphasis>
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and is primarily found in high elevation forests ranging across southwestern North America from central
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to Utah (
<figureCitation id="137E85B0156E3247FC272BF5FBE6FC3D" box="[985,1132,943,969]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1791,1815]" captionTargetBox="[158,1434,188,1760]" captionTargetId="figure-17@5.[151,1436,181,1767]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 2. Distributions of species: (A) N. austroccidua in the United States and northern Mexico, (B) species found across southern Mexico and Mesoamerica, and (C) N. docilis in South America. Maps were created using GPS coordinates listed in Table S1 and from the Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics (GABI; Guénard et al. 2017) database." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734274" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734274/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="559">Figs. 2A, 2B</figureCitation>
).
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