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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F3D4D2FC3406FB43" ID-CoL="45BTZ" authority="Mayr 1887" authorityName="Mayr" authorityYear="1887" box="[151,547,1242,1266]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F3D4D2FC3781FB40" bold="true" box="[151,420,1242,1266]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista nodigera</emphasis>
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Mayr 1887
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</heading>
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D2DC334DFAA3" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" box="[199,1384,1274,1297]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D2DC34A6FAA3" ID-CoL="45BTZ" authority="Mayr 1887: 529" authorityName="Mayr" authorityPageNumber="529" authorityYear="1887" box="[199,643,1274,1297]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D2DC37EBFAA3" box="[199,462,1274,1297]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista nodigera</emphasis>
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Mayr 1887: 529
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</taxonomicName>
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. [
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<typeStatus id="54D0883FFFEDFFE9F1D0D2DC34D6FAA3" box="[659,755,1274,1297]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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w examined, NHMW; Santa Catharina,
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<collectingCountry id="F37C760DFFEDFFE9F7E7D2DC32CDFAA3" box="[1188,1256,1274,1297]" name="Brazil" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Brazil</collectingCountry>
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, Hetschko].
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D33C346FFAE3" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D33C37F5FA83" ID-CoL="45BTZ" box="[199,464,1306,1329]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D33C37F5FA83" box="[199,464,1306,1329]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista nodigera</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F29AD33C3577FA83" authority="Emery 1896b: 638" authorityName="Emery" authorityPageNumber="638" authorityYear="1896" box="[473,850,1306,1329]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" rank="variety" variety="flavicornis">
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var.
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F14AD33C345EFA83" box="[521,635,1306,1329]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">flavicornis</emphasis>
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Emery 1896b: 638
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F01DD33C326DFA80" bold="true" box="[862,1096,1306,1330]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">NEW SYNONYMY.</emphasis>
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[
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w examined, MCSN; Concepción,
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<collectingCountry id="F37C760DFFEDFFE9F2C3D31C37C6FAE3" box="[384,483,1338,1361]" name="Paraguay" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Paraguay</collectingCountry>
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(Bohls)].
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D37C34E7FA23" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D37C37EBFAC3" ID-CoL="45BTZ" box="[199,462,1370,1393]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D37C37EBFAC3" box="[199,462,1370,1393]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista nodigera</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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subsp.
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F162D37C3501FAC3" authority="Forel 1909: 263" authorityName="Forel" authorityPageNumber="263" authorityYear="1909" box="[545,804,1370,1393]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pallida">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F162D37C3449FAC3" box="[545,620,1370,1393]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">pallida</emphasis>
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Forel 1909: 263
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F06CD37C323DFAC0" bold="true" box="[815,1048,1370,1394]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">NEW SYNONYMY.</emphasis>
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[
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<typeStatus id="54D0883FFFEDFFE9F766D37C325EFAC3" box="[1061,1147,1370,1393]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="syntype">syntype</typeStatus>
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w examined, MHNG; San Bernadino, Cordillera,
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<collectingCountry id="F37C760DFFEDFFE9F2A9D35C3468FA23" box="[490,589,1402,1425]" name="Paraguay" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Paraguay</collectingCountry>
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(Fiebrig)].
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D3BC3571FA03" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" box="[199,852,1434,1457]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D3BC3575FA03" ID-CoL="45BTZ" authority="Mayr. Emery 1925: 33" authorityName="Mayr. Emery" authorityPageNumber="33" authorityYear="1925" box="[199,848,1434,1457]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera" subGenus="Decamera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D3BC3742FA03" box="[199,359,1434,1457]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F235D3BC37C0FA03" box="[374,485,1434,1457]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Decamera</emphasis>
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)
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F2B6D3BC3470FA03" box="[501,597,1434,1457]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">nodigera</emphasis>
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Mayr. Emery 1925: 33
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D39C322DFA63" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" box="[199,1032,1466,1489]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D39C3470FA63" ID-CoL="45BTZ" box="[199,597,1466,1489]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera" subGenus="Decamera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D39C3742FA63" box="[199,359,1466,1489]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F235D39C37C0FA63" box="[374,485,1466,1489]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Decamera</emphasis>
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)
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F2B6D39C3470FA63" box="[501,597,1466,1489]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">nodigera</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F118D39C3221FA63" authority="Emery. Emery 1925: 33" authorityName="Emery. Emery" authorityPageNumber="33" authorityYear="1925" box="[603,1028,1466,1489]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" rank="variety" variety="flavicornis">
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var.
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F1C9D39C34D9FA63" box="[650,764,1466,1489]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">flavicornis</emphasis>
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Emery. Emery 1925: 33
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D3FC35D5FA43" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" box="[199,1008,1498,1521]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D3FC3470FA43" ID-CoL="45BTZ" box="[199,597,1498,1521]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera" subGenus="Decamera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D3FC3742FA43" box="[199,359,1498,1521]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F235D3FC37C0FA43" box="[374,485,1498,1521]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Decamera</emphasis>
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)
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F2B6D3FC3470FA43" box="[501,597,1498,1521]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">nodigera</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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subsp.
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F1E5D3FC35C8FA43" authority="Forel. Emery 1925: 33" authorityName="Forel. Emery" authorityPageNumber="33" authorityYear="1925" box="[678,1005,1498,1521]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pallida">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F1E5D3FC34D4FA43" box="[678,753,1498,1521]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">pallida</emphasis>
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Forel. Emery 1925: 33
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D3DC355DF9A3" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" box="[199,888,1530,1553]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D3DC3551F9A3" ID-CoL="45BTZ" authority="Mayr. Kempf 1972: 150" authorityName="Mayr. Kempf" authorityPageNumber="150" authorityYear="1972" box="[199,884,1530,1553]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera" subGenus="Hinckisidris">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D3DC3742F9A3" box="[199,359,1530,1553]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F235D3DC37DDF9A3" box="[374,504,1530,1553]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Hinckisidris</emphasis>
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)
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F14BD3DC344DF9A3" box="[520,616,1530,1553]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">nodigera</emphasis>
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Mayr. Kempf 1972: 150
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D03C320EF983" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" box="[199,1067,1562,1585]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D03C344DF983" ID-CoL="45BTZ" box="[199,616,1562,1585]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera" subGenus="Hinckisidris">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D03C3742F983" box="[199,359,1562,1585]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F235D03C37DDF983" box="[374,504,1562,1585]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Hinckisidris</emphasis>
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)
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F14BD03C344DF983" box="[520,616,1562,1585]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">nodigera</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F12CD03C3202F983" authority="Emery. Kempf 1972: 150" authorityName="Emery. Kempf" authorityPageNumber="150" authorityYear="1972" box="[623,1063,1562,1585]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" rank="variety" variety="flavicornis">
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var.
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F1DED03C352AF983" box="[669,783,1562,1585]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">flavicornis</emphasis>
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Emery. Kempf 1972: 150
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F384D01C35EFF9E3" blockId="43.[151,1436,1242,1617]" box="[199,970,1594,1617]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F384D01C35E3F9E3" ID-CoL="5JTGX" authority="Forel. Kempf 1972: 150" authorityName="Forel. Kempf" authorityPageNumber="150" authorityYear="1972" box="[199,966,1594,1617]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="nodigera" subGenus="Hinckisidris" subSpecies="pallida">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F384D01C3742F9E3" box="[199,359,1594,1617]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F235D01C37DDF9E3" box="[374,504,1594,1617]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Hinckisidris</emphasis>
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)
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F14BD01C349EF9E3" box="[520,699,1594,1617]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">nodigera pallida</emphasis>
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Forel. Kempf 1972: 150
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C3716516FFEDFFE9F3D4D0A43581F863" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F3D4D0A43484F8DB" blockId="43.[151,1436,1666,2001]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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Worker head shape in
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F2CAD0A434B5F92B" box="[393,656,1666,1689]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
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<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F2CAD0A434B5F92B" box="[393,656,1666,1689]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista nodigera</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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shows slight allometric variation within nest series, with larger workers having somewhat broader heads, and this variation may have misled Emery and Forel in defining their intraspecific taxa
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F3D4D0EE372CF96D" box="[151,265,1736,1759]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flavicornis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F3D4D0EE372CF96D" box="[151,265,1736,1759]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">flavicornis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F27DD0EE37AFF96D" box="[318,394,1736,1759]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pallida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F27DD0EE37AFF96D" box="[318,394,1736,1759]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">pallida</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, both from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37C760DFFEDFFE9F14AD0EE344BF96D" box="[521,622,1736,1759]" name="Paraguay" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Paraguay</collectingCountry>
|
||
. Mayr’s
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F18FD0EE3574F96D" box="[716,849,1736,1759]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F18FD0EE3574F96D" box="[716,849,1736,1759]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">M. nodigera</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D0883FFFEDFFE9F01BD0EE35A3F96D" box="[856,902,1736,1759]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">type</typeStatus>
|
||
is a larger and more robust worker than the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D0883FFFEDFFE9F627D0EE33B9F96D" box="[1380,1436,1736,1759]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">types</typeStatus>
|
||
of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F3F6D0CC3768F8B3" box="[181,333,1770,1793]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flavicornis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F3F6D0CC3768F8B3" box="[181,333,1770,1793]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">M. flavicornis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F2C7D0CC37D0F8B3" box="[388,501,1770,1793]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pallida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F2C7D0CC37D0F8B3" box="[388,501,1770,1793]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">M. pallida</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, yet single nest series I have collected in Canindeyú and
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F37C760DFFEDFFE9F72AD0CC32FDF8B3" box="[1129,1240,1770,1793]" name="Saint Pierre and Miquelon" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">San Pedro</collectingCountry>
|
||
span the range of variation encompassed by the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D0883FFFEDFFE9F294D12B3420F896" box="[471,517,1805,1828]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">type</typeStatus>
|
||
specimens for all three taxa. Color is also variable within a nest, presumably related to worker age, so Forel’s distinction of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F163D11634AAF8F5" box="[544,655,1840,1863]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pallida">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F163D11634AAF8F5" box="[544,655,1840,1863]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">M. pallida</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
on color is baseless. In my estimation the known Paraguayan collections related to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F242D17437A0F8DB" box="[257,389,1874,1897]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F242D17437A0F8DB" box="[257,389,1874,1897]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">M. nodigera</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
comprise a single species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD4369DFFEDFFE9F385D1533581F863" blockId="43.[151,1436,1666,2001]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
|
||
Forel’s
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D0883FFFEDFFE9F254D1533760F83E" box="[279,325,1909,1932]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">type</typeStatus>
|
||
of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F22AD1533441F83E" box="[361,612,1909,1932]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="arborea">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F22AD1533441F83E" box="[361,612,1909,1932]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Myrmelachista arborea</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(MHNG, examined) from San Bernadino is a single queen unassociated with workers. Judging from the shape of the petiole,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F1E9D1BE3503F81D" box="[682,806,1944,1967]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="arborea">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F1E9D1BE3503F81D" box="[682,806,1944,1967]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">M. arborea</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
may be the queen of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6B4D1EFFEDFFE9F75FD1BE3287F81D" box="[1052,1186,1944,1967]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Myrmelachista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nodigera">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91FEA8FFFEDFFE9F75FD1BE3287F81D" box="[1052,1186,1944,1967]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">M. nodigera</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Further collections to obtain complete nest series will help establish the identity of this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |