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(n = 2). HW 0.51–0.52, HL 0.66–0.67, LHT 0.43–0.44, CI 0.77–0.78, FCI 0.10, REL 0.35, REL2 0.45, SI 0.62–0.63, SI3 1.39–1.40, FI 0.38–0.39, PLI 0.59–0.60, PWI 0.44–0.48, LHT/HW 0.83–0.86, CSC 2, MSC 1–2.
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA154211C808501FE5D3815" bold="true" box="[199,412,1590,1617]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Worker diagnosis</emphasis>
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. A member of the
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complex (see characterization under
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA1542118EF8501FAE43814" box="[1192,1317,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">T. clypeata</emphasis>
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), with the following more specific features: very small (HL <0.70), with relatively broad head (CI 0.77–0.78) and large eyes (
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0.35, EL/LHT 0.52–0.54); mesopropodeal impression simple, lacking longitudinal rugulae; profemur rather slender (FI 0.38–0.39); petiole relatively short (for this complex), such that PLI 0.59–0.60, PL/HW 0.71, and PL/SL 1.13–1.14. Integument predominantly smooth and shiny, with scattered fine punctures. Standing pilosity sparse, present on frontal carinae, vertex (one supraocular pair), and pronotum (one anterolateral pair), absent from remainder of mesosoma and from the petiole and postpetiole. Body light orange-brown.
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA154211C808404FE893909" bold="true" box="[199,328,1842,1868]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Comments</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA154211D1F8405FDF23908" box="[344,563,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Tetraponera dispar</emphasis>
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is a diminutive, orange-brown species in the
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA1542118068405FB7F3908" box="[1089,1214,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">T. clypeata</emphasis>
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complex. It can be distinguished from other species in that complex by its small size, broad head, and large eyes. In addition, the petiole is relatively short: PL/HW 0.71 and PL/SL 1.13–1.14, compared with PL/HW 0.72–0.94 and PL/SL
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other species (these measurements refer to workers only). Finally, the worker of
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA15421186484A9FB4639FC" box="[1059,1159,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">T. dispar</emphasis>
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has an anterolateral pair of setae on the pronotum, whereas these setae are lacking in workers of other species in the
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<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FFA1542118DC84F5FAD73998" baseAuthorityName="Emery" baseAuthorityYear="1886" box="[1179,1302,1987,2013]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clypeata">
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA1542118DC84F5FAD73998" box="[1179,1302,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">T. clypeata</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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complex.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C310D7FAFFA054201C8083A0FA423EBD" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BB58471FFA054201C8083A0FA423EBD" blockId="29.[151,1437,150,285]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA054201C8083A0FE2E3EF5" bold="true" box="[199,495,150,176]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Distribution and biology</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FFA054201DB883A1FD1B3EF5" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[511,730,150,176]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dispar">
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||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA054201DB883A1FD1B3EF5" box="[511,730,150,176]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Tetraponera dispar</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is known only from
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D0C4FF8FFA054201F8B83A1FB983EF5" box="[972,1113,150,177]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" type="worker">two workers</specimenCount>
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||
taken by canopy fogging in primary rainforest in the
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F31DC4E1FFA054201DEC838CFD403E91" box="[427,641,186,212]" name="Republic of the Congo" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Republic of Congo</collectingCountry>
|
||
. The habitat is illustrated in
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF9BF980FFA054201FFF838CFB323E91" author="Janak, J. & Bordoni, A." box="[952,1267,186,213]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="1 - 94" refId="ref66081" refString="Janak, J. & Bordoni, A. (2015) Revision of the genus Thyreocephalus and description of Afrus gen. nov. of Africa south of the Sahara (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae). Zootaxa, 4038 (1), 1 - 94. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4038.1.1" type="journal article" year="2015">Janák & Bordoni (2015: 91)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
. The four other species in the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FFA054201D7283E9FE713EBD" baseAuthorityName="Emery" baseAuthorityYear="1886" box="[309,432,222,248]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clypeata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA054201D7283E9FE713EBD" box="[309,432,222,248]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">T. clypeata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
complex are confined to southern Africa, so
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FFA054201FEF83E9FBCA3EBD" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[936,1035,222,248]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dispar">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA054201FEF83E9FBCA3EBD" box="[936,1035,222,248]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">T. dispar</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is a striking geographical outlier.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C310D7FAFFA054201C808234FCEE3F59" box="[199,815,258,285]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" type="materials_examined">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB58471FFA054201C808234FCEE3F59" blockId="29.[151,1437,150,285]" box="[199,815,258,285]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FFA054201C808234FE703F59" bold="true" box="[199,433,258,284]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Material examined.</emphasis>
|
||
Known only from the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54B13AD3FFA054201EF78235FD213F58" box="[688,736,259,285]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">type</typeStatus>
|
||
series.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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