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Figure 7A, B, C
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Collingwood, 1985:243, fig. 12. KSA: Wadi Shugub, 7.iv.1983 (C. A. Collingwood) (Holotype worker not in NHMB, presumably lost, Neotype is designated below). Afrotropical.
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<paragraph id="68B4815BB31BAA881D6B07B50827F499" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Neotype worker.</paragraph>
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KSA, Abha, Alswdah,
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,
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, 2982 m, 24.iv.2011, (M. R. Sharaf) (CASENT0906357, KSMA) [here designated].
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<paragraph id="5E0785B89194608850B4DE8BEDF3F17E" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="4C5BA57542DE864263184BF2CC09624E" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Worker. Measurements: TL: 2.40-3.27; HL: 0.62-0.67; HW: 0.55-0.62; SL: 0.62-0.70; PW: 0.37-0.45; WL: 0.70-0.80; Indices: CI: 85-100; SI: 105-123; OI: 19-27; EPI: 74-88; DTI: 104-125 (n=9).</paragraph>
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Neotype worker. Similar to
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but it can be separated by the following characters: eyes located relatively anteriorly on head sides; first, second and third gastral tergites mostly with abundant scattered pairs of setae.
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<paragraph id="F2C72676BAA34CD50B42617D52877878" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Material examined.</paragraph>
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KSA, Shaqiq,
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, 8.iv.1983 (2 w) (WMLC); Asir Province: Gebel Balas (incorrectly as Beles), near Bishah,
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, 1.ix.1984, (3 w, WMLC); Abha, Raydah Protectorate, 23.iv.2011,
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, 2600 m, (M. R. Sharaf) (12 w); Abha, Raydah Protectorate, 22.ii.2014,
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, 2443 m, (M. R. Sharaf), MRS0190, (4 w); Abha, Raydah Protectorate, 28.viii.2014,
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, 2285 m, (Al Dhafer et al.), PT, (1 w); Abha, Raydah Protectorate, 26.viii.2014,
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, 1897 m, (Al Dhafer et al.), PT, (1 w); Abha, Raydah Protectorate, 21.ii.2014,
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, 2820 m, (M. R. Sharaf), MRS0185, PT, (45 w); Alsawdah, 24.iv.2011,
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, 2982 m, (M. R. Sharaf) (2 w); Alsawdah, 12.iv.2011,
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, 2982 m, (M. R. Sharaf) (2 w); Al Baha Province: Wadi Turabah, Almandaq, 10.v.2011,
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, 1793 m, (M. R. Sharaf), BS, (6 w); Shohba Forest, 14.v.2010,
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, 2324 m, (M. R. Sharaf) (6 w); Wadi Elzaraeb,
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, 2123 m, 15.v.2010, (M. R. Sharaf) (13 w); Shada Al
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,
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,
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, 1666 m, 23.iv.2014, (Al Dhafer et al.), PT, (1 w), all in KSMA.
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<paragraph id="125A7B715AEA0284CD241036EC6278D5" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Previous records.</paragraph>
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KSA: Gebel Balas (incorrectly written as Beles), near Bishah, Asir Province,
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,
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, 1.iv.1984; Wadi Al-Farah, Medina,
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,
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, 180 m, 09.viii.1983; Gebel Ghar Harith (written as Harithi), near Najran,
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,
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, 11.iv.1984 (all collected by W.
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); Yemen: Al-Hajjarah,
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,
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, 14.iii.1992, (A. van Harten); Oman: no locality (Collingwood & Agosti, 1996).
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Figure 7.
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, neotype worker, CASENT0906357. A body in profile B body in dorsal view C head in full-face view, images from www.AntWeb.org.
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<paragraph id="50C6F57A980ACB1CD8AE4B64E80037C7" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FA3C6DC37B94B35E6FAB6FA8347443D8" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
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<taxonomicName id="2A262F7DE55F11D35200AE1D71ECF6FF" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Technomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Technomyrmex setosus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="setosus">Technomyrmex setosus</taxonomicName>
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was described from the holotype worker and two paratype workers collected from Wadi Shuqub (incorrectly written by
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<bibRefCitation id="1C130E34D79E1F51D880758AC3587DD0" author="Collingwood, CA" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="230 - 301" title="Hymenoptera: Family Formicidae of Saudi Arabia." volume="7" year="1985">Collingwood (1985)</bibRefCitation>
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as Shugub because of the pronunciation of
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to
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by native KSA citizens), Al Bahah Province. The holotype and the two paratypes are not in NHMB and are considered lost. Two workers from Shaqiq (KSA) and three from Jebel Balas (KSA) are deposited in the WMLC and are
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, but are not considered to be types. These specimens are from a locality not indicated in the original publication (
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<bibRefCitation id="9868028C3290CEAD8E057A54DF12901D" author="Collingwood, CA" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="230 - 301" title="Hymenoptera: Family Formicidae of Saudi Arabia." volume="7" year="1985">Collingwood 1985</bibRefCitation>
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). A Neotype for the species is herein designated to maintain the nomenclatural stability.
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<bibRefCitation id="1FB3CA0399B92557A1A84207E8393D39" author="Bolton, B" journalOrPublisher="Contributions of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="1 - 149" title="Taxonomy of the Dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste." volume="35" year="2007">Bolton (2007)</bibRefCitation>
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already indicated that no type material of
|
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<taxonomicName id="5C479AB48A58EE9CE98B1C878C4BD79D" lsidName="T. setosus" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="species" species="setosus">T. setosus</taxonomicName>
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could be located in NHMB or WMLC. He mentioned the presence of the two workers from Shaqiq (examined above) labelled as types, but with different locality data than the type material listed in the original description.
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<bibRefCitation id="0A8351C1BA1F4A63E568CC02BF8D739A" author="Bolton, B" journalOrPublisher="Contributions of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="1 - 149" title="Taxonomy of the Dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste." volume="35" year="2007">Bolton (2007)</bibRefCitation>
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concept of
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<taxonomicName id="016289BD8C786203ACFC3AE5F5357EBC" lsidName="T. setosus" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="species" species="setosus">T. setosus</taxonomicName>
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was based on these two specimens.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="341223B42953A905D46F8EB4E098B4F9" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" type="ecological notes">
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<paragraph id="8288C8EF60A120DBDF90D22F568EBB0E" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Ecological notes.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="3574EDDA2E17E64D3A350654E3D54C59" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
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Workers were collected from diverse habitats in the southwestern mountains of the KSA: Wadi Turabah (Al Bahah Province). A nest series was found under a rock next to an old
|
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<taxonomicName id="8F89E685FAECFD5C7E0AB620788A50AE" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
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(
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<taxonomicName id="1895A9BF0F6A6AF0398637C260CE71FA" family="Fabaceae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="family">Fabaceae</taxonomicName>
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), where several workers were ascending the trunks and the twigs of these native plants, a foraging behavior mentioned by
|
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<bibRefCitation id="9EE62FE4CA4BEF59126F0192A500F076" author="Bolton, B" journalOrPublisher="Contributions of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="1 - 149" title="Taxonomy of the Dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste." volume="35" year="2007">Bolton (2007)</bibRefCitation>
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. Several workers of
|
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<taxonomicName id="ECBB81A261DA69553E22C445200C106A" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="subfamily" subfamily="Formicinae">Formicinae</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="83297968217892AA7711DCF989FB00FE" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Lepisiota" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Lepisiota obtusa" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obtusa">Lepisiota obtusa</taxonomicName>
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(Emery 1901) were found foraging in the same area. This site is in a valley that has flowing drainages during the rainy season and supports a remarkable diversity of native vegetation that flourishes after the rains.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="2E1DDC4A914A3F39BAB4D69A595EFC23" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
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In Shohba Forest (Al Bahah Province) this species was found foraging on a trunk of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="34C32D7A2E8081DB083E41B7A7E9CFF6" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. and next to a
|
||
<taxonomicName id="962DF182C43B61A35615CBFFC35DA91B" class="Pinopsida" family="Cupressaceae" genus="Juniperus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Juniperus procera" order="Pinales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="procera">Juniperus procera</taxonomicName>
|
||
Hochst. exEndl. tree (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="66A8403969142DABBC2904D18364985B" family="Cupressaceae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="family">Cupressaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
). In Wadi El Zaraeb (Al Bahah Province) workers of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="556B418CC6A10D986A9C7B7818174774" lsidName="T. setosus" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="species" species="setosus">T. setosus</taxonomicName>
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||
were found under a rock near a
|
||
<taxonomicName id="8BEAD1B14CABC431FF1DD04B071787FE" lsidName="J. procera" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="species" species="procera">J. procera</taxonomicName>
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||
tree in an area of scattered trees of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="181290E94D738A6011848A7001CE3E79" authority="L." class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oleaceae" genus="Olea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" infraspecific-rank="subsp." kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Olea europea" order="Lamiales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subspecies" species="europea" subspecies="africana">Olea europea L. subsp. africana</taxonomicName>
|
||
(Mill.) PS Green (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="DE233A4159C07EA56D6F4CDD2419B6A4" family="Oleaceae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="family">Oleaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="97005A01B8EEEFDFF68B203E68FFE18B" genus="Dodonae" lsidName="Dodonae aviscosa" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="species" species="aviscosa">Dodonae aviscosa</taxonomicName>
|
||
Jacq. (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="70DFA9911E978D8B06B42E90A80AA962" family="Sapindaceae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="family">Sapindaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
). In Beljorashi Forest (Al Bahah Province), this species was observed under an
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C5621F94D8D9D381595CEDEEB0C4D91D" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
|
||
tree. In Al Sawda Mountains and in the Raydah Nature Preserve (Asir Province), workers of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="3298551E775D33D0C060841C96DA364B" lsidName="T. setosus" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="species" species="setosus">T. setosus</taxonomicName>
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||
were foraging on the ground where the soil was dry and rich in decaying organic material.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="EC9A67F724D0DAE7973C72C2B4A87897" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="7E33E5C5267C3C081BD84D9A70D2A53F" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Technomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Technomyrmex setosus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="setosus">Technomyrmex setosus</taxonomicName>
|
||
was also collected from Wadi Al-Farah (Medina Province) (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="B0BABF88C746A5F2CACE7B1B081AE9B8" author="Collingwood, CA" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="300 - 385" title="Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (part 2)." volume="15" year="1996">Collingwood and Agosti 1996</bibRefCitation>
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||
), a mountainous rocky region with steep hillsides. The plant cover includes some
|
||
<taxonomicName id="10CA4A0B4DC280D5B26070511F107CF6" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
|
||
trees, perennial bushes, and shrubs (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="21068CE1C841C3AA186F01E096FC4A79" author="Abo-Khatwa, N" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="1" pageNumber="36" pagination="5 - 14" title="Fauna of Saudi Arabia, Zoological Expedition to the Northern Hedjaz region." volume="2" year="1980">Abo-Khatwa et al. 1980</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). The species was collected from Wadi Shuqub (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="05B642A552B68ABFE92CCAF93F497EBD" author="Collingwood, CA" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="230 - 301" title="Hymenoptera: Family Formicidae of Saudi Arabia." volume="7" year="1985">Collingwood 1985</bibRefCitation>
|
||
), a site with dense
|
||
<taxonomicName id="01C79DE0D6164EA7D956E9F808094980" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Zygophyllaceae" genus="Balanites" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Balanites aegyptiaca" order="Zygophyllales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aegyptiaca">Balanites aegyptiaca</taxonomicName>
|
||
(L.) Delile (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="18F0AD19C12F7B83F4409F747BCEBB5E" family="Zygophyllaceae" lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" rank="family">Zygophyllaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
), perennial vegetation and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C0501F4C9A8CC95EBFBDA94FB89C6C11" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
|
||
woods (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="7608E58726C140B23BFB89891D8AAB1A" author="Buettiker, W" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="5 - 24" title="Fauna of Saudi Arabia, Further notes on the Zoological Survey of Saudi Arabia." volume="3" year="1981">
|
||
<normalizedToken id="30F1580364B11D714B9E9A04749C472A" originalValue="Büttiker">Buettiker</normalizedToken>
|
||
1981
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="DDAF2085A65AC1A1C7F6BCBDDC5B8D73" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" type="geographic range">
|
||
<paragraph id="3C149A024499BB613447F9E000D7474A" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">Geographic range.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="DEE6AA5DD154BBDBA5F43E76267E1DF5" pageId="0" pageNumber="35">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="E11F01ACEFC4813C4097BA5588EEB178" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Technomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Technomyrmex setosus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="setosus">Technomyrmex setosus</taxonomicName>
|
||
was originally described from KSA and has been recorded from Oman and Yemen (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="4E101C26032251F16B6C3876181D8B3C" author="Collingwood, CA" journalOrPublisher="Fauna of Saudi Arabia" pageId="2" pageNumber="37" pagination="300 - 385" title="Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (part 2)." volume="15" year="1996">Collingwood and Agosti 1996</bibRefCitation>
|
||
) and is apparently an endemic species of the Arabian Peninsula.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
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</document> |