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group due to the following character set: short antennal scapes SI 7375; propodeal spines long (PSLI 3032); mesosomal dorsum with longitudinally arranged rugae; first gastral tergite with decumbent to subdecumbent long hairs.
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HL 0.630.74 (0.70); HW 0.600.72 (0.68); SL 0.440.54 (0.50); EL 0.140.16 (0.15);
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The new species is only known from two localities, which are widely separated from each other. The one is Marojejy in the northeast, and the other one is Kalambatritra in the southeast. Interestingly, there is not a single record from any locality in-between. Both localities are montane rainforests located at elevations of
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF77FF8C0AC0F8369D30ACA2" bold="true" box="[151,363,1982,2005]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">FIGURES 113115.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF77FF8C0B27F8489D8EACA2" box="[368,469,1984,2005]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">T. sargina</emphasis>
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, holotype—CASENT0487390 (Estella Ortega 2011). 113. Body in profile. 114. Body in dorsal view. 115. Head in full-face view.
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0A90FF689DECAB80" box="[199,439,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Tetramorium sargina</emphasis>
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is not likely to be misidentified with
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D092FFF69985FAB8F" box="[888,1028,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. ambatovy</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
due to the very different sculpture patterns on the mesosoma, and surely not with
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D089FFE8D9F71AA6B" box="[712,810,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. macki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF76FF8D096BFE8D9FDBAA6B" authorityName="Garcia &amp; Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[828,896,261,284]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orc">
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D096BFE8D9FDBAA6B" box="[828,896,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. orc</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0990FE8D9865AA6B" box="[967,1086,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. robitika</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which all possess very short propodeal spines (PSLI 1924). Furthermore,
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D08CAFEA19F4DAA37" box="[669,790,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. dysalum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with its very short antennal scapes (SI 6469) should not be confused with
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0B37FEC59D8BAA13" box="[352,464,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. sargina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which has much longer scapes (SI 7375). The differentiation of
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0E94FEC5996FAA13" box="[1219,1332,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. sargina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the remaining species is less obvious, but still straightforward.
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0979FEF89808AAFF" box="[814,1107,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Tetramorium mallenseana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0E36FEF998B8AAFF" box="[1121,1251,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. steinheili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0EA6FEF9993EAAFF" box="[1265,1381,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. yammer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0AC0FE1D9D53AADB" box="[151,264,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. vohitra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are at first glance morphologically fairly close to
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0933FE1D9F83AADB" box="[868,984,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. sargina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However,
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0E33FE1D994AAADB" box="[1124,1297,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. mallenseana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has minute propodeal lobes and the postpetiole is approximately 1.7 to 2 times wider than the petiolar node (PPI 168200), whereas the propodeal lobes in
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0BADFE559E30AA83" box="[506,619,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. sargina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are well-developed and the postpetiole is approximately 1.4 to 1.5 times wider than the petiolar node (PPI 141150). The remaining three species,
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0988FD899816A96F" box="[991,1101,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. vohitra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0E0BFD8998BBA96F" box="[1116,1248,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. steinheili</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0F48FD8999CEA96F" box="[1311,1429,513,536]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. yammer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, all have suberect to erect pilosity on the first gastral tergite, which distinguishes them from
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF76FF8D0E9FFDAD9961A94B" authorityName="Garcia &amp; Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1224,1338,549,572]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sargina">
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0E9FFDAD9961A94B" box="[1224,1338,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">T. sargina</emphasis>
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with its decumbent to subdecumbent hairs.
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<subSubSection id="C35C808ABF76FF8D0AC0FD189D7DA998" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0AC0FD189D43A9DF" bold="true" box="[151,280,656,680]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Etymology</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BF9D301BF76FF8D0AC0FD3C9D7DA998" blockId="79.[151,1436,656,751]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">The new species is named in honor of Leonard M. and Sargina T. Silvani for their support to discover and identify life on earth.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF76FF8D0AC0FC979D22A84F" bold="true" box="[151,377,799,824]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Material examined</emphasis>
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, montane rainforest,
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, montane rainforest,
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(
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