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worker,
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, collection code B.M. 1983-201,
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&
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) (
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:
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4BFFB00AC0F8869D51AC50" bold="true" box="[151,266,1806,1831]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4BFFB00AC0F8BB9D2EAC3D" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[151,373,1843,1866]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="114" pageNumber="115" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tyrion">
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4BFFB00AC0F8BB9D2EAC3D" box="[151,373,1843,1866]" italics="true" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Tetramorium tyrion</emphasis>
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is not likely to be confused with the other species of the group due to its unique character combination of short erect pilosity on the first gastral tergite and very minute propodeal teeth.
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4BFFB00AC0F8169D7AACC0" bold="true" box="[151,289,1950,1975]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Description</emphasis>
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HL 0.65; HW 0.63; SL 0.46; EL 0.14;
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0.31; PW 0.42; WL 0.77; PSL 0.07; PTL 0.19; PTH 0.24; PTW 0.16;
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10AC0FC389C81A8BF" bold="true" box="[151,218,944,968]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Notes</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10AC0FC5D9D29A89B" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[151,370,981,1004]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tyrion">
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is only known from the
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from the type locality Beroboka, which is situated close to the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Central Western
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. Unfortunately, very little is known about the biology of
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10B45FB959D2BAF43" box="[274,368,1053,1076]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tyrion</emphasis>
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or the habitat characteristics of its type locality. Hopefully, future sampling projects in the area will find some more specimens of this very rare species.
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The
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</taxonomicName>
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group is a very small group based on just
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<specimenCount id="9D401888BF4AFFB10911FBEC9FA4AF0B" box="[838,1023,1124,1148]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" type="generic">three specimens</specimenCount>
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. This very limited material makes it relatively difficult to evaluate actual levels of intraspecific variation. The
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<specimenCount id="9D401888BF4AFFB109AFFB0098F9AFE8" box="[1016,1186,1159,1183]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" type="generic">two specimens</specimenCount>
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of
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<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10E87FB019969AFE8" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1232,1330,1160,1184]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tsingy">
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<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10E87FB019969AFE8" box="[1232,1330,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tsingy</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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differ in several aspects from the
|
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<typeStatus id="54FD6DA3BF4AFFB10BE6FB249E48AFB3" box="[433,531,1196,1220]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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of
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<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB1086DFB259EC1AFB3" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[570,666,1197,1220]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tyrion">
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||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB1086DFB259EC1AFB3" box="[570,666,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tyrion</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The most obvious difference is the pilosity/pubescence on the first gastral tergite, which consists of short erect pilosity in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10966FB599FCEAF90" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[817,917,1232,1256]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tyrion">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10966FB599FCEAF90" box="[817,917,1232,1256]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tyrion</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, whereas
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10E45FB59982DAF90" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1042,1142,1232,1256]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tsingy">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10E45FB59982DAF90" box="[1042,1142,1232,1256]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tsingy</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has only short, strongly appressed pubescence. Also, both differ in their development of propodeal armament since
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10F57FB7D993CAE7B" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1280,1383,1269,1292]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tsingy">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10F57FB7D993CAE7B" box="[1280,1383,1269,1292]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tsingy</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has moderately short, triangular spines while
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10830FA919E9EAE58" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[615,709,1304,1328]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tyrion">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10830FA919E9EAE58" box="[615,709,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tyrion</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
possesses only very short and minute teeth. In addition,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10F69FA9199C7AE58" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1342,1436,1304,1328]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tsingy">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10F69FA9199C7AE58" box="[1342,1436,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tsingy</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
displays a better developed and more voluminous peduncle in comparison to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10E34FAB59890AE23" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1123,1227,1341,1364]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tyrion">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10E34FAB59890AE23" box="[1123,1227,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tyrion</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. We believe the aforementioned character differences are significant enough to warrant describing
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10E65FAE998CBAE00" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1074,1168,1376,1400]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tyrion">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10E65FAE998CBAE00" box="[1074,1168,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tyrion</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C46A882BF4AFFB10E91FAE9997EAE00" authorityName="Garcia & Fisher" authorityYear="2012" box="[1222,1317,1376,1400]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tsingy">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10E91FAE9997EAE00" box="[1222,1317,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">T. tsingy</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
as distinct species. However, more material is necessary to support the species boundaries presented herein, or to provide arguments for any taxonomic change.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C35C808ABF4AFFB10AC0FA789DB1AD03" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF9D301BF4AFFB10AC0FA789D43AD7F" blockId="115.[151,1436,1520,1652]" box="[151,280,1520,1544]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">
|
||
<heading id="D0B1646DBF4AFFB10AC0FA789D43AD7F" bold="true" box="[151,280,1520,1544]" fontSize="10" level="2" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" reason="2">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10AC0FA789D43AD7F" bold="true" box="[151,280,1520,1544]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Etymology</emphasis>
|
||
</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF9D301BF4AFFB10AC0F99C9DB1AD03" blockId="115.[151,1436,1520,1652]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">The name of this unique and very characteristic new species is dedicated to the fictional character "Tyrion Lannister" from George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire". The species epithet is a noun in apposition, and thus invariant.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C35C808ABF4AFFB10AC0F92B997BADA8" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" type="materials_examined">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF9D301BF4AFFB10AC0F92B9D22ADCB" blockId="115.[151,1312,1699,1760]" box="[151,377,1699,1724]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">
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||
<heading id="D0B1646DBF4AFFB10AC0F92B9D22ADCB" bold="true" box="[151,377,1699,1724]" fontSize="10" level="2" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" reason="2">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10AC0F92B9D22ADCB" bold="true" box="[151,377,1699,1724]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">Material examined</emphasis>
|
||
</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF9D301BF4AFFB10AC0F94F997BADA8" blockId="115.[151,1312,1699,1760]" box="[151,1312,1735,1760]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">
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||
<materialsCitation id="3B2ED95CBF4AFFB10AC0F94F997BADA8" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3462705503" box="[151,1312,1735,1760]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10AC0F94F9D3FAD97" bold="true" box="[151,356,1735,1760]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3519391BF4AFFB10AC0F94F9D3FAD97" box="[151,356,1735,1760]" name="Madagascar" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">MADAGASCAR</collectingCountry>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
: Tulear, Bereboka,
|
||
<quantity id="4CBE7EE4BF4AFFB10816F94F9ED3ADA8" box="[577,648,1735,1759]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.0" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" unit="km" value="60.0">60 km</quantity>
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||
N.E. Morondava,
|
||
<date id="FFF8F5C1BF4AFFB1090FF94F9FAFADA8" box="[856,1012,1735,1759]" pageId="115" pageNumber="116" value="1983-05-18" valueMax="1983-05-23" valueMin="1983-05-18">18–23.V.1983</date>
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||
(
|
||
<emphasis id="B9320F13BF4AFFB10E52F940994BAD97" box="[1029,1296,1736,1760]" italics="true" pageId="115" pageNumber="116">J.S. Noyes & Day, M.C.</emphasis>
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||
).
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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||
</treatment>
|
||
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