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)
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFF3CFCAFFE9B4B31" box="[151,262,778,800]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">M. tricolor</emphasis>
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: 4
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,
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<figureCitation id="13522A744551FF9DFE43FCAEFDCA4B31" box="[488,599,778,800]" captionStart="FIGURES 16 – 20" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1943,1966]" captionTargetBox="[151,1434,426,1921]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,425,1923]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 16 – 20. Metapone greeni, syntype worker, HW 1.01, PMW 0.82, MSL 1.56; FIGURES 21 – 23 gyne (M. johni syntype), HW 1.74, PMW 1.02, MSL 2.90." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/271324/files/figure.png" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Figs 17–19</figureCitation>
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—Gyne;
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locality: Nyngan, New South
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFF3CFCE3FDAD4B71" bold="true" box="[151,560,839,864]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Distribution, material examined.</emphasis>
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: NEW SOUTH
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:
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFB82FCECFB1D4B4E" box="[1065,1152,840,863]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Nyngan</emphasis>
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, 147°12’] (J. Armstrong, 9, 9, 47)
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alate gyne (ANIC). SOUTH
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:
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFBADFCC8FB1A4B94" box="[1030,1159,876,901]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Strathalbyn</emphasis>
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,
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,
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, in water trough (R.D. Robinson, 25, 0 1, 87) alate gyne (SAMA).
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFCF1FC35FB354BB8" box="[858,1192,912,937]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">
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Kangaroo
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, eastern end
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</emphasis>
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(J.
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. Schmidt,
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<date id="FFD710314551FF9DFACAFC34FF4D4BDC" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" value="1999-01-01">1 Jan 1999</date>
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) alate gyne (ANIC). Also provisionally identified below from far northeast QUEENSLAND.
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Evidently widespread in south-eastern (or eastern)
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, though known only from the specimens discussed here.
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<paragraph id="8BD636F14551FF9DFF6CFB85FDB44CB4" blockId="38.[151,1437,839,2019]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">
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Provenance of the Kangaroo
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alate is uncertain. It was collected alive in late afternoon inside a tour bus which had arrived from its Adelaide base that morning by road and ferry and had then travelled widely on the
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(J.
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. Schmidt,
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFE27FBCDFE6F4C91" box="[396,498,1129,1152]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">pers com</emphasis>
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.). The specimen could have entered the bus between Adelaide and Cape Jervis, but Kangaroo
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seems more likely.
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFF6CFB14FE1A4CD8" bold="true" box="[199,391,1200,1225]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Gyne diagnosis.</emphasis>
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General features as described by
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and in the key and figures presented here. Clypeus narrowed anteriorly, with slight anterolateral extensions, barely denticles. Subpetiolar process, relatively simple; subpetiolar lamella translucent, almost semicircular and nearly as long as the ventral edge; posterior subpetiolar surface approximately equilaterally-triangular, its outer edges minutely carinate. Distinguished from most other known Australian
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFD72FAE5FCD44D49" box="[729,841,1345,1368]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Metapone</emphasis>
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species by medium size, (HW 0.84–0.89), narrow, elongate head (CI 66–68), relatively light sculpturation, and the clypeal and subpetiolar structure. Gynes of the larger Australian
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFEF2FA2DFE544DB1" box="[345,457,1417,1440]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Metapone</emphasis>
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species have the collective HW range of 0.99–1.45. The
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFBE8FA2DFB424DB0" box="[1091,1247,1416,1441]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">M. mathinnae</emphasis>
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worker
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has HW 0.84, CI 78, and the
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series
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFDF0FA09FD4E4DD4" box="[603,723,1452,1477]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">M. tecklini</emphasis>
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gynes HW 0.83–0.92, CI 75–77.
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFF6CFA75FED64DF9" box="[199,331,1489,1512]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Dimensions</emphasis>
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: (
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, Strathalbyn specimen, Kangaroo
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specimen): TL: ca 7.8, 6.7, 7.4; HL: 1.31, 1.27, 1.29; HW: 0.89, 0.84, 0.88; CI: 68, 66, 68; CpL: 0.41, 0.42, 0.43; CpI: 31, 33, 33; MSL: 2.33, 2.16, 2.29; ScW: 0.79, 0.75, 0.74; PetL: 0.63, 0.55, 0.58; PetW: 0.45, 0.47, 0.49; PetH: 0.82, 0.73, 0.78; PpetL: 0.56, 0.45, 048; PpetW: 0.63, 0.56, 0.61; PpetH: 0.71, 0.63, 0.66; GW: 0.97, 0.92, 96. Measurements of the Strathalbyn specimen apart from TL are separately all within 87–97% of those of the
|
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<typeStatus id="54D288534551FF9DFCD4F9C4FC7C4E68" box="[895,993,1632,1657]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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(mean 92%), for the Kangaroo
|
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<collectingCountry id="F37E76614551FF9DFAFCF9C4FA064E68" box="[1367,1435,1632,1657]" name="Iceland" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Island</collectingCountry>
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specimen 88–99% (mean 96%). The least consistent dimensions are those of the petiole and postpetiole, indicating differences in relative proportions.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C373657A4551FF9CFF6CF968FCC04D7D" lastPageId="39" lastPageNumber="540" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="8BD636F14551FF9DFF6CF968FDBB4FF2" blockId="38.[151,1437,839,2019]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">
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<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFF6CF968FDF04EF4" bold="true" box="[199,621,1740,1765]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">Provisionally determined material:</emphasis>
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||
Despite the far-distant location in north east Queensland we relate the following provisionally identified specimen to
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C694D724551FF9DFD17F956FCA64F1B" box="[700,827,1777,1802]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Metapone" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor">
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||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFD17F956FCA64F1B" box="[700,827,1777,1802]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">M. tricolor</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
: N.E. QUEENSLAND:
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||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFBF5F955FAB64F1B" box="[1118,1323,1777,1802]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">
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<quantity id="4C919B144551FF9DFBF5F955FB104F1B" box="[1118,1165,1777,1802]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" unit="km" value="2.0">2km</quantity>
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||
N of Rokeby
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(
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||
<geoCoordinate id="EE5D50364551FF9DFA94F955FA014F18" box="[1343,1436,1777,1801]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" precision="925" value="-13.65">13°39’S</geoCoordinate>
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||
142°.40’E] flight intercept trap (
|
||
<date id="FFD710314551FF9DFDA9F8B1FD504F3F" box="[514,717,1813,1838]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">15 Feb–18 March</date>
|
||
, 1994, P.Z & M.S.) alate gyne (
|
||
<collectionCode id="ED78AE344551FF9DFB9BF8B2FBE64F3F" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:32981" box="[1072,1147,1814,1838]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:32981" name="Australian National Insect Collection" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">ANIC</collectionCode>
|
||
). It matches the diagnosis above and its indices are similar to the other specimens reviewed, but it is somewhat smaller. Dimensions (with appended percentage comparisons with the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724551FF9DFD23F8FBFC994F67" box="[648,772,1885,1910]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Metapone" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34551FF9DFD23F8FBFC994F67" box="[648,772,1885,1910]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="539">M. tricolor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D288534551FF9DFCA6F8F9FCE84F67" box="[781,885,1885,1910]" pageId="38" pageNumber="539" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
): TL: ca 5.9; HL: 1.04 (79%); HW: 0.70 (78%); CI: 67; CpL: 0.37 (90%); CpI: 35; MSL: 1.75 (75%); ScW: 0.60 (76%); PetL: 0.45 (71%); PetW: 0.38 (84%); PetH: 0.59 (72%); PpetL: 0.43 (77%); PpetW: 0.49 (78%); PpetH: 0.57 (80%); GW: 0.70 (76) (Average difference 78%). Note especially the CI value.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF1666794550FF9CFF3CFC0CFC4F4BAE" box="[151,978,936,959]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/271345/files/figure.png" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" targetBox="[151,1436,193,915]" targetPageId="39">
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||
<paragraph id="8BD636F14550FF9CFF3CFC0CFC4F4BAE" blockId="39.[151,978,936,959]" box="[151,978,936,959]" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFF3CFC0CFEF04BAF" bold="true" box="[151,365,936,959]" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">FIGURES 141–145.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFED8FC0EFE7C4BAE" box="[371,481,937,959]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Metapone" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFED8FC0EFE7C4BAE" box="[371,481,937,959]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">M. tricolor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, holotype gyne, HW 0.89, ScW 0.79, MSL 2.33.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD636F14550FF9CFF6CFC48FBD84CA9" blockId="39.[151,1436,1004,1389]" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">All specimens discussed here, including the Rokeby individual, have similar sculpturation with only slight variation in its intensity of expression: frons largely smooth and shining with irregularly-spaced very fine striae anteriorly from about the anterior level of the eyes, and a stronger incised median line reaching to the anterior ocellus. Antennal fossae and cephalic cheeks with more intense, close-spaced and regular striation. Mesosomal dorsum and sides very finely and somewhat thinly striate, much like the anterior frons, apart from the sparsely point-punctate propodeal dorsum. Sides of petiole similarly but less-strongly striate.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD636F14550FF9CFF6CFB60FCC04D7D" blockId="39.[151,1436,1004,1389]" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFF6CFB60FDBF4CCC" bold="true" box="[199,546,1220,1245]" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">Possible termite associations:</emphasis>
|
||
Acceptance of conspecificity among the above specimens presumes
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFA89FB61FA064CCC" box="[1314,1435,1220,1245]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Metapone" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFA89FB61FA064CCC" box="[1314,1435,1220,1245]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">M. tricolor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
to be very widespread in dry
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFE46FB43FDF74D11" box="[493,618,1255,1280]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFE46FB43FDF74D11" box="[493,618,1255,1280]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">Eucalyptus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
woodland. If it is an obligate associate of a single termite species that species must be present across that
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFDF3FAA8FD304D34" box="[600,685,1292,1317]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Metapone" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricolor">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFDF3FAA8FD304D34" box="[600,685,1292,1317]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">tricolor</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
range. Possibilities are the subterranean species
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFAA6FAA9FE344D59" authority="Froggatt" authorityName="Froggatt" class="Insecta" family="Rhinotermitidae" genus="Coptotermes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acinaciformis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFAA6FAA9FEAC4D59" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">Coptotermes acinaciformis</emphasis>
|
||
(Froggatt)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
or
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFE66FA94FDF34D59" authority="Hill" authorityName="Hill" box="[461,622,1327,1352]" class="Insecta" family="Rhinotermitidae" genus="Coptotermes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="frenchi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFE66FA94FDA64D59" box="[461,571,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">C. frenchi</emphasis>
|
||
Hill
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(both
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFD1EFA8BFCF04D59" box="[693,877,1327,1352]" class="Insecta" family="Rhinotermitidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Rhinotermitidae</taxonomicName>
|
||
) or the probably less-likely
|
||
<emphasis id="B91DEAE34550FF9CFB0EFA8BFA064D59" box="[1189,1435,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="540">Ephalotermes argutus</emphasis>
|
||
(Hill) (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C694D724550FF9CFF48FAF0FEFD4D7C" box="[227,352,1364,1389]" class="Insecta" family="Termitidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Termitidae</taxonomicName>
|
||
) (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFF84B004550FF9CFEDDFAF0FCCD4D7D" author="Watson" box="[374,848,1364,1389]" pageId="39" pageNumber="540" refString="Watson, J. A. L. & Abbey, H. M. (1993) Atlas of Australian Termites. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia, 155 pp." type="book" year="1993">Watson & Abbey, 1993, maps 41, 45, 170</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |