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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42846FFB0FF0E5AB7FEACF91C" box="[254,267,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="355"></emphasis>
0.18; PPH 0.21
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42846FFB0FE585AB7FE12F91C" box="[424,437,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="355"></emphasis>
0.22; PPW 0.27
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42846FFB0FDA85AB7FDC2F91C" box="[600,613,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="355"></emphasis>
0.28; TL 3.12
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42846FFB0FD1F5AB7FD5BF91C" box="[751,764,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="355"></emphasis>
3.22; OI 23
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42846FFB0FC815AB7FCD9F91C" box="[881,894,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="355"></emphasis>
28; SI 80
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42846FFB0FC2B5AB7FC4FF91C" box="[987,1000,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="355"></emphasis>
103; CI 78
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42846FFB0FBA55AB7FBC5F91C" box="[1109,1122,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="355"></emphasis>
80; DMI 45
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FF025A4DFF58F9D6" box="[242,255,1629,1653]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
46; LMI 26
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FE855A4DFE25F9D6" box="[373,386,1629,1653]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
38; OI 23
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FE195A4DFE51F9D6" box="[489,502,1629,1653]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
30,
<collectionCode id="59CCAE632845FFB3FDD05A4EFDE9F9D5" box="[544,590,1630,1654]" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">PSLI</collectionCode>
6
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FD955A4DFDD5F9D6" box="[613,626,1629,1653]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
7; LPeI 85
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FD115A4DFD49F9D6" box="[737,750,1629,1653]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
95; DPeI 110
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FC8D5A4DFC2DF9D6" box="[893,906,1629,1653]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
118; LPpI 77
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FBE75A4DFB83F9D6" box="[1047,1060,1629,1653]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
86; DPpI 156
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FF395A90FF71F93B" box="[201,214,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
159; PPI 122
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FE905A90FECAF93B" box="[352,365,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356"></emphasis>
135 (
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FE555A90FE14F93B" box="[421,435,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">n</emphasis>
= 2).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="3F6236A62845FFB3FF505994FD02F98D" blockId="6.[160,1156,1412,1582]" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FF505994FEA6FA38" bold="true" box="[160,257,1412,1435]" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">Figure 2.</emphasis>
Key illustrations: (a) clypeus of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252845FFB3FD975994FC1BFA38" authority=", CASENT" authorityName="CASENT" box="[615,956,1412,1435]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="356" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="humerosus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FD975994FCFFFA38" box="[615,856,1412,1435]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">Nesomyrmex humerosus</emphasis>
, CASENT
</taxonomicName>
0904729 (Alexandra Westrich); (b) mesosoma of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252845FFB3FE4D59B1FDE6FA1B" box="[445,577,1441,1464]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="356" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="humerosus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FE4D59B1FDE6FA1B" box="[445,577,1441,1464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">N. humerosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in dorsal view, CASENT0904729 (Alexandra Westrich); (c) mesosoma of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252845FFB3FECD59AEFE6EFA76" box="[317,457,1470,1493]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="356" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="humerosus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FECD59AEFE6EFA76" box="[317,457,1470,1493]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">N. humerosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in profile, CASENT0904729 (Alexandra Westrich); (d) clypeus of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252845FFB3FF5059CCFE20FA50" authority=", CASENT" authorityName="CASENT" box="[160,391,1500,1523]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="356" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulatus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FF5059CCFE86FA50" box="[160,289,1500,1523]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">N. angulatus</emphasis>
, CASENT
</taxonomicName>
0906378 (Estella Ortega); (e) mesosoma of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252845FFB3FCA659CCFC70FA50" box="[854,983,1500,1523]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="356" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulatus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FCA659CCFC70FA50" box="[854,983,1500,1523]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">N. angulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in dorsal view, CASENT0906378 (Estella Ortega); (f) mesosoma of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252845FFB3FD5259E9FCB8F9B3" box="[674,799,1529,1552]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="356" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulatus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42845FFB3FD5259E9FCB8F9B3" box="[674,799,1529,1552]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="356">N. angulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in profile, CASENT0906378 (Estella Ortega), https://www.antweb.org/citing_antweb.jsp.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="6BA2662E2844FFB2FF505F90FD14FC4C" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" startId="7.[160,225,896,919]" targetBox="[168,1149,147,861]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="3F6236A62844FFB2FF505F90FD14FC4C" blockId="7.[160,1156,896,1007]" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FF505F90FF5BFC34" bold="true" box="[160,252,896,919]" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">Figure 3.</emphasis>
Key illustrations: (a) clypeus of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252844FFB2FDB35F90FD5DFC34" authority=", CASENT" authorityName="CASENT" box="[579,762,896,919]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zaheri">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FDB35F90FD3DFC34" box="[579,666,896,919]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">N. zaheri</emphasis>
, CASENT
</taxonomicName>
0906379 (Estella Ortega); (b) clypeus of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252844FFB2FF505F8DFEDEFC16" authority=", CASENT" authorityName="CASENT" box="[160,377,925,949]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulatus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FF505F8DFEBDFC17" box="[160,282,925,948]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">N. angulatus</emphasis>
, CASENT
</taxonomicName>
0922010 (Zach Lieberman); (c) body of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252844FFB2FD0B5F8DFCD2FC17" box="[763,885,925,948]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulatus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FD0B5F8DFCD2FC17" box="[763,885,925,948]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">N. angulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in profile, CASENT0922010 (Zach Lieberman); (d) head of
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252844FFB2FE145FABFDC3FC71" authority="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood, 2020" authorityName="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood" authorityYear="2020" box="[484,612,955,978]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="micheleae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FE145FABFDC3FC71" box="[484,612,955,978]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">N. micheleae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="169A57CF2844FFB2FD9F5FABFD65FC71" box="[623,706,955,978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
in full-face view, CASENT0922872 (Michele Esposito), https://www.antweb.org/citing_antweb.jsp.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="77C7652D2844FFB2FF505825FD0BFB5E" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="3F6236A62844FFB2FF505825FD0BFB5E" blockId="7.[160,1155,1077,1277]" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FF505825FEBDFBEC" bold="true" box="[160,282,1077,1103]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D252844FFB2FED15827FD87FBEC" authority="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood, 2020" authorityName="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood" authorityYear="2020" box="[289,544,1079,1103]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="micheleae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FED15827FD87FBEC" box="[289,544,1079,1103]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">Nesomyrmex micheleae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="169A57CF2844FFB2FDD75827FDDAFBEC" box="[551,637,1079,1103]" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from regional congeners by the combination of the following characters: median clypeal carina distinct; petiolar node nearly hexagonal in dorsal view; area in front of eyes and median cephalic surface irregularly, longitudinally rugulose; body covered with erect, blunt, stout and moderately short setae; bicoloured species with head black-brown, mesosoma, petiole, postpetiole and appendages brown, gaster golden yellow.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="77C7652D2844FFBCFF505938FCB7FC9A" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="359" pageId="7" pageNumber="357" type="description">
<paragraph id="3F6236A62844FFB2FF505938FE81FAE1" blockId="7.[160,1156,1320,1727]" box="[160,294,1320,1346]" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FF505938FE81FAE1" bold="true" box="[160,294,1320,1346]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">Description</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3F6236A62844FFBCFF50595BFCB7FC9A" blockId="7.[160,1156,1320,1727]" lastBlockId="9.[160,1156,142,825]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="359" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FF50595BFF5AFAC6" bold="true" box="[160,253,1355,1381]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357">Worker.</emphasis>
Head. Head distinctly longer than broad (CI 78
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FCCD595CFCEDFAC7" box="[829,842,1356,1380]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357"></emphasis>
89) with straight or feebly convex posterior margin and lateral sides, broader posteriorly behind eye level in fullface view; lateral sides of head making a feeble but distinct obtuse angle with posterior margin of head in full-face view; antennal scapes relatively short (SI 80
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FC3759A4FC73FA6F" box="[967,980,1460,1484]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357"></emphasis>
103), when laid back from insertions fail to reach posterior margin of head in full-face view; masticatory margin of mandible with five teeth, decreasing in size from largest, acute apical tooth to smallest basal denticle; eyes of moderate size (OI 23
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FD005A0CFD5AF997" box="[752,765,1564,1588]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357"></emphasis>
30) located at mid-length of head; anterior clypeal margin rounded; median clypeal carina distinct; frontal carinae and antennal scrobes absent. Mesosoma. In profile mesosomal outline absolutely flat without promesonotal suture or metanotal groove; pronotal corners acutely angular in dorsal view; propodeum armed with short and acute propodeal teeth (PSLI 6
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42844FFB2FC3B5AB7FC7FF91C" box="[971,984,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="357"></emphasis>
9); metapleural lobe low and rounded. Petiole. In profile, petiolar peduncle short; node relatively high (LPeI 85
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF095CA1FEA1FF6A" box="[249,262,177,201]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359"></emphasis>
95) with straight-sloping anterior face; petiolar node nearly hexagonal in dorsal view and almost as broad as or little broader than long (DPeI 100
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFC6F5CC3FC0BFF48" box="[927,940,211,235]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359"></emphasis>
118); anteroventral process triangular and blunt. Postpetiole. Distinctly broader than long in dorsal view (PPI 122
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF395D09FF71FE92" box="[201,214,281,305]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359"></emphasis>
135) with node lower than petiolar node in profile; postpetiole globular in profile distinctly higher than long (LPpI 68
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFDCE5D2BFDECFEF0" box="[574,587,315,339]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359"></emphasis>
86); in dorsal view, postpetiolar node more than 1.5× broader than long (DPpI 156
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFDC75D4EFDE3FED5" box="[567,580,350,374]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359"></emphasis>
176); in dorsal view, postpetiolar node distinctly broader than petiolar node (PPI 120
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFDB05D91FDEAFE3A" box="[576,589,385,409]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359"></emphasis>
135). Sculpture. Mandibles longitudinally striated; area in front of eyes and median cephalic surface irregularly longitudinally rugulose; ground sculpture between cephalic rugae and remaining cephalic surface finely and superficially imbricate; median clypeal carina distinct, two lateral feebly distinct longitudinal rugae present; mesosomal, petiolar and postpetiolar sides finely reticulatepunctate; seen from dorsal view, mesosomal margins, petiolar and postpetiolar nodes distinctly reticulate-rugulose; mesonotum and propodeal dorsum finely punctate; gaster smooth and shining. Pilosity. Head, mesosoma, petiole, postpetiole and gaster dorsally with erect, blunt, stout and moderately short setae; funiculus with dense appressed pubescence; anterior clypeal margin with fine long setae; mandibles with fine shorter setae. Colour. Strongly bicoloured species with head black-brown, mesosoma, petiole, postpetiole, antennae, femur and tibia brown or dark brown, tarsi yellow, gaster golden yellow, with brown tints dorsally on first gastral tergite.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="3F6236A6284BFFBDFF505A7FFEB7F962" blockId="8.[160,1156,1647,1729]" pageId="8" pageNumber="358">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284BFFBDFF505A7FFF5EF925" bold="true" box="[160,249,1647,1670]" pageId="8" pageNumber="358">Figure 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D25284BFFBDFF0E5A7FFE79F925" authority="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood, 2020" authorityName="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood" authorityYear="2020" box="[254,478,1647,1670]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="358" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="micheleae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284BFFBDFF0E5A7FFE79F925" box="[254,478,1647,1670]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="358">Nesomyrmex micheleae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="169A57CF284BFFBDFE185A60FD90F924" box="[488,567,1648,1671]" pageId="8" pageNumber="358" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype worker: (a) body in profile; (b) body in dorsal view; (c) head in full-face view, CASENT0922872 (Michele Esposito), https://www.antweb.org/citing_ antweb.jsp.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="77C7652D284AFFBCFF505F75FC1FFC02" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="3F6236A6284AFFBCFF505F75FC1FFC02" blockId="9.[160,1155,869,929]" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF505F75FE84FCDC" bold="true" box="[160,291,869,895]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">Etymology.</emphasis>
The patronym for
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D25284AFFBCFDE15F77FD06FCDC" authority="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood, 2020" authorityName="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood" authorityYear="2020" box="[529,673,871,895]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="micheleae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFDE15F77FD85FCDC" box="[529,546,871,895]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFDC45F77FD06FCDC" box="[564,673,871,895]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">micheleae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="169A57CF284AFFBCFD5E5F77FCACFCDC" box="[686,779,871,895]" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
has been chosen in honour of Michele Esposito, California Academy of Sciences (CAS), San Francisco.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="77C7652D284AFFBFFF505FDDFD06FCA7" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="360" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="3F6236A6284AFFBCFF505FDDFEC6F9D9" blockId="9.[160,1156,973,1727]" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF505FDDFE02FC44" bold="true" box="[160,421,973,999]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
As defined by
<bibRefCitation id="5B4C4B57284AFFBCFDAE5FDFFCCBFC44" author="Hita Garcia F &amp; Mbanyana N &amp; Audisio TL &amp; Alpert GD" box="[606,876,975,999]" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" pagination="1 - 31" refId="ref5858" refString="Hita Garcia F, Mbanyana N, Audisio TL, Alpert GD. 2017. Taxonomy of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in the Afrotropical region, with a review of current species groups and description of a new species of the N. angulatus group from Mozambique. Eur J Taxonomy. 258: 1 - 31. doi: 10.5852 / ejt. 2017.258." type="journal article" year="2017">Hita Garcia et al. (2017)</bibRefCitation>
,
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D25284AFFBCFC8A5FDFFBA0FC44" authority="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood, 2020" authorityName="Sharaf &amp; Mohamed &amp; Al Dhafer &amp; Aldawood" authorityYear="2020" box="[890,1031,975,999]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="micheleae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFC8A5FDFFBA0FC44" box="[890,1031,975,999]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. micheleae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="169A57CF284AFFBCFBE15FDFFBCDFC44" box="[1041,1130,975,999]" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is a member of the
<taxonomicName id="F8DD4D25284AFFBCFEAF5FE2FE4FFBA9" box="[351,488,1010,1034]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Nesomyrmex" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="359" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulatus">
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFEAF5FE2FE4FFBA9" box="[351,488,1010,1034]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. angulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group with which it shares the following characters: antennae 12-segmented; anterior clypeal margin convex and without anterior projections; propodeal spines well developed; petiole and postpetiole without lateral projections; body pilosity short and blunt. Within the
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species group,
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFC2A584AFB99FBD1" box="[986,1086,1114,1138]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. grisoni</emphasis>
(Forel 1916)
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from
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is apparently morphologically similar to
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF50588FFE8BFB14" box="[160,300,1183,1207]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. micheleae</emphasis>
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, sharing the sharply angular pronotal corners, the distinctly reticulate-rugulose petiolar and postpetiolar nodes, the smooth gaster, the short and acute propodeal spines, the short petiolar peduncle, and the blunt and short body pilosity. However,
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFEE55917FE04FABC" box="[277,419,1287,1311]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. micheleae</emphasis>
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is readily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFC985917FC74FABC" box="[872,979,1287,1311]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. grisoni</emphasis>
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by the golden yellow gaster that contrasts with the dark brown body; the irregular longitudinal rugulose sculpture on cephalic surface; the finely punctate mesonotum and propodeal dorsum.
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF50597FFEDCFA24" box="[160,379,1391,1415]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">Nesomyrmex grisoni</emphasis>
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has a unicolourous brown or black-brown body, and strong reticulate rugae on cephalic, mesonotal and propodeal surfaces. Among the Arabian species,
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF5059A5FE8CFA6E" box="[160,299,1461,1485]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. micheleae</emphasis>
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appears superficially similar to
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFD1D59A5FCEAFA6E" box="[749,845,1461,1485]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. zaheri</emphasis>
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but the former species can be separated by the relatively longer scapes that fail to reach the posterior margin of the head in full-face view, and the obtusely angled pronotal corners when seen in dorsal view, whereas
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFEF45A0DFEB2F996" box="[260,277,1565,1589]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFED15A0DFEC4F996" box="[289,355,1565,1589]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">zaheri</emphasis>
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has distinctly shorter scapes that surpass the posterior level of the eyes by about the length of the first funicular segment in full-face view, and distinctly rounded pronotal corners.
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFF305A95FE67F93E" box="[192,448,1669,1693]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">Nesomyrmex micheleae</emphasis>
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also looks similar to
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB4284AFFBCFCF75A95FC36F93E" box="[775,913,1669,1693]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="359">N. angulatus</emphasis>
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but the latter species has relatively longer scapes that reach the posterior margin of head in full-face view, one pair of small acute dents on pronotal corners when seen in dorsal view, and higher ocular and dorsal postpetiole indices (OI 27
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35, DPpI 154
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFD255CA1FD45FF6A" box="[725,738,177,201]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360"></emphasis>
188) versus (OI 23
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFC5B5CA1FC1FFF6A" box="[939,952,177,201]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360"></emphasis>
28; DPpI 156
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFBB55CA1FBF5FF6A" box="[1093,1106,177,201]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360"></emphasis>
159) in
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFF4F5CC4FF77FF4F" box="[191,208,212,236]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360">N</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFF2F5CC4FEEBFF4F" box="[223,332,212,236]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360">micheleae</emphasis>
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. Additionally,
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFE035CC4FD26FF4F" box="[499,641,212,236]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360">N. micheleae</emphasis>
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is easily separated from all Arabian
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFF505CE6FE8BFEAD" box="[160,300,246,270]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360">Nesomyrmex</emphasis>
species
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by its strongly bicoloured body which has a black to black-brown head, and the mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole are dark brown, contrasting with the golden yellow gaster.
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFF505D97FD85FE02" bold="true" box="[160,546,391,417]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360">Ecological and biological notes.</emphasis>
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three collected workers of
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFC595D99FB86FE02" box="[937,1057,393,417]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360">. micheleae</emphasis>
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were foraging on a large tree in
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of the
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in the south of
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), and were collected using a beating sheet
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Additional collections in a broad range of habitats in the
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were not successful in obtaining additional material
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.
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locality,
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or
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, has spectacular natural scenery
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.
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is a rich, biodiverse region shaped by climate factors (the average annual temperature and precipitation in
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are 25.8°C and&gt;
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, respectively) and vegetated with frequent areas of small- to medium-sized perennial shrubs, scattered between broader areas of loam, gravel and rocks and semi-evergreen grassland
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.
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<emphasis id="0DA9EAB42849FFBFFF505EFAFEDBFCA7" bold="true" box="[160,380,746,772]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="360">Geographic range.</emphasis>
Known only from
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.
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