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Yodprasit &amp; Jaitrong
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<figureCitation id="CC2D58E3CE515C4D5C56526A88CEF4BF" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Characters used in key A, B, E Meranoplus tanomtongi (holotype, THNHM - I 00028903) F, G M. tanomtongi (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028904) C, D M. bicolor (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027270) H M. siamensis (holotype, THNHM - I- 00027303) I M. siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028942) A, C petiole and postpetiole in profile B, D petiole and postpetiole in dorsal view E, H anterior corners of frontal lobes F, I head in full-face view G eye." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121265">5 H – I</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="9D2263FE46918C26FAFAB8AE256A40B3" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Characters used in key A Meranoplus siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I 00028942) B, F M. castaneus (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027323) C M. laeviventris (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027329) D, E M. bellii (lectotype, CASENT 0908933) G, H M. dlusskyi (in Zryanin 2015) I M. levis (holotype, CASENT 0902025) A eye B, C petiole and postpetiole in profile D, F, G, I mesosoma in profile E gaster in dorsal view H head in profile." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121266">6 A</figureCitation>
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: • 
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, 
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), eastern 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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<collectingDate id="B92E4865A1724C7386182FFE8FB64C14" value="2003-10-18">18 October 2003</collectingDate>
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, 
<collectorName id="F8E11725C17E8DC515A3010B54945878">W. Jaitrong</collectorName>
leg., TH 03 - WJT- 313.
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<typeStatus id="3629CAEB5C0EF2BA2F1437387E7CC96E" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
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: • 
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(
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<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EFPAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027304
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to 
<specimenCode id="0C4931A062BA3FA562E8B03BBAD6680C">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EKPAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-0002730
</specimenCode>
, 
<specimenCode id="130B0A12441B0ADFF9C9C2521EF46F7F">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EPPAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027310
</specimenCode>
, 
<specimenCode id="52A26946A43D34C0F14BB9C3A7B81C0F">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EUPAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00028942
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), same data as holotype
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• 
<materialsCitation id="C2FA36B53B5B72F63E083E1B130F359E" collectionCode="THNHM" country="Thailand" specimenCode="THNHM-I-00027309, THNHM-I-00027311, THNHM-I-00027313" specimenCount="4" specimenCount-worker="4" stateProvince="Chon Buri" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="587144632BED83A54460304AEDF12480" count="4" type="worker">4 workers</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="67EC98FBB9755C19579151B08FA7234D">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EZPAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027309
</specimenCode>
, 
<specimenCode id="8B00D0B40A6583EABA5B71DBC4C826B1">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0E5PAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027311
</specimenCode>
to 
<specimenCode id="8DDD8C5A1E0AAEEAF52520568F04ADB4">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EDQAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027313
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)
</materialsCitation>
• 
<materialsCitation id="86474C1E7AE5C4F2C8AC05EB8E70990D" collectedFrom="dry evergreen forest" collectingDate="2003-04-19" collectionCode="THNHM" collectorName="A. Suwanasri" country="American Samoa" latitude="13.2837" location="Kasetsart Sriracha Campus" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="100.9238" municipality="Sri Racha District" specimenCode="THNHM-I-00027314" specimenCount="3" specimenCount-worker="3" stateProvince="Chon Buri" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="6D02DF4FB6FBB3D2F8946D007F1A9500" count="3" type="worker">3 workers</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="C1C6BDE4B422E4F73EA4E94DC9FEC79B">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EIQAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027314
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), same locality as holotype, but 
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<collectingDate id="25F0FF6BBCF979E5926496543A5F0DD3" value="2003-04-19">19. IV. 2003</collectingDate>
</date>
, 
<collectorName id="746F8CDF9BF6E2579498B7C8C7CD72C3">A. Suwanasri</collectorName>
leg., AS 190403-01
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. The paratypes are deposited in 
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<collectionCode id="EFA1AC12C00A9CD69AD02DA4F988B6AB">THNHM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
.
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<paragraph id="0B71340DEC70756C967DD82614755BEB">
<heading id="728953DE81E9B24EFDB931D1664C4CEC" reason="title">Non-type material examined.</heading>
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<paragraph id="CD1D1F0D9BD103D5C573484E697BAADF">
<emphasis id="F3511F8B03AF0873518CDC47D17327AD" bold="true">Central</emphasis>
: • 
<materialsCitation id="682FA4F80DEE6952055588E1A700C098" collectedFrom="dry dipterocarp forest" collectingDate="2002-06-01" collectionCode="THNHM" collectorName="W. Jaitrong" country="Thailand" county="Ban Rai District" latitude="15.1225" location="Kaen Ma Kurd Village" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="99.2755" municipality="Kaen Ma Kurd Village" specimenCode="THNHM-I-00028919" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-worker="1" stateProvince="Uthai Thani Province">
<specimenCount id="B6F5B89F7B337D36720C12A9E1C67EBA" count="1" type="worker">1 worker</specimenCount>
(
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<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0E1QAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
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, 
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0E6QAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">
<collectionCode id="8102C2CC4F947B57527B8CFBDAC0E2F3">THNHM</collectionCode>
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), central 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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<collectingDate id="581595C78D1C3D6D7C515C6644F82607" value="2002-06-01">1 June 2002</collectingDate>
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, 
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leg., TH 02 - WJT- 039
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; 
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(
<specimenCode id="97847B9EA3E82E01BA6C74F9620AB5EA">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EMRAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00028920
</specimenCode>
to 
<specimenCode id="8167FBE73E187F73B5C72F21B600836B">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0ERRAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00028940
</specimenCode>
, 
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EWRAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">
<collectionCode id="86AFCA2F8B705C50D42C87E9CAB8922E">THNHM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
), same data locality
</materialsCitation>
. 
<emphasis id="604224165876A23EEDA9792C8F14C1F9" bold="true">Western</emphasis>
: • 
<materialsCitation id="83D4DF377ED0BEF58C917381CCD52B1D" collectedFrom="dry dipterocarp forest" collectingDate="2019-05-25" collectionCode="THNHM" collectorName="W. Jaitrong" country="Thailand" location="Ban Chong Keab" municipality="Sai Yok District" specimenCode="THNHM-I-00028941" specimenCount="3" specimenCount-worker="3" stateProvince="Kanchanaburi Province">
<specimenCount id="07FB66115316C834722549F9CA062431" count="3" type="worker">3 workers</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="789E0F4DF6CEA1B0E34FC3CF64469551">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0E4RAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00028941
</specimenCode>
, 
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0ECSAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">
<collectionCode id="B663781BB1FF0A552FCAE834F1709F7F">THNHM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
), 
<collectingRegion id="CD547B7C08711E3512F8CE95663FA68E" country="Thailand" name="Kanchanaburi">Kanchanaburi Province</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingMunicipality id="1F55CA9FBD969DC28AF7CB8D3FAF8BF9">Sai Yok District</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<location id="D1E5FCDA3542DBF9D9B487513A326AF7" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:5D5203100B0054B796CE127B6CAFD2F2:D1E5FCDA3542DBF9D9B487513A326AF7" country="Thailand" municipality="Sai Yok District" name="Ban Chong Keab" stateProvince="Kanchanaburi Province">Ban Chong Keab</location>
, 
<collectedFrom id="761B640A6ADB84D1432E6FBA9725580D">dry dipterocarp forest</collectedFrom>
, 
<date id="62347A4F5B7FB8A8ACC0E9164527EA59" value="2019-05-25">
<collectingDate id="F0E625EAC2BDE6E3B5C9BAC5B890F5C9" value="2019-05-25">25 May 2019</collectingDate>
</date>
, 
<collectorName id="E17483DCED9831F71176FCF302BF105F">W. Jaitrong</collectorName>
leg.
</materialsCitation>
<emphasis id="CA97F03F6838BDF11D93B0C7D4684655" bold="true">Northeastern</emphasis>
: • 
<materialsCitation id="87662782EBF6B0B88ED5126134E855CB" collectedFrom="dry dipterocarp forest" collectingDate="2022-06-05" collectionCode="THNHM" collectorName="W. Jaitrong" country="Thailand" county="Wang Nam Kheao District" latitude="14.5031" location="Sakaerat Environmental Research Station" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="101.9368" municipality="Sakaerat Environmental Research Station" specimenCode="THNHM-I-00027315" specimenCount="7" specimenCount-worker="7" stateProvince="Nakhon Ratchasima Province">
<specimenCount id="A6043A997BE2C003682E0368AC25E51E" count="7" type="worker">7 workers</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="29F71A7A19CF1C96FBD4647AFCB9B0AF">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EJSAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027315
</specimenCode>
, 
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EOSAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">
<collectionCode id="FB740A32054395AAC0E969AE9E88816B">THNHM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
), 
<collectingRegion id="4C4E9081C0EF8463A0318F61A2C4385F" country="Thailand" name="Nakhon Ratchasima">Nakhon Ratchasima Province</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingCounty id="6321F31CE6C1D78DAA6F44BC46D6B5D0">Wang Nam Kheao District</collectingCounty>
, 
<collectingMunicipality id="8DECE19CFDA9A3ED24D40716301DBC24">Sakaerat Environmental Research Station</collectingMunicipality>
(ERS), 
<collectedFrom id="EDC1ABAA03F34EA39042F3A7CAFF83FA">dry dipterocarp forest</collectedFrom>
, 
<named-content content-type="dwc:verbatimCoordinates" id="NCID0EWSAE" specific-use="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Point&quot;,&quot;coordinates&quot;:[101.936800,14.503100]}">
<geoCoordinate id="76905675AECEAA8B17B0970EC6BA7B03" degrees="14.5031" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="14.5031">14.5031 ° N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="9BDC52ED7A882DF8863387640C0D8F11" degrees="101.9368" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="101.9368">101.9368 ° E</geoCoordinate>
</named-content>
, 
<date id="AF5DBA6014E253A85A8848A6CD27970F" value="2022-06-05">
<collectingDate id="0A81A328BCC97A0A0B1F1E37031285D1" value="2022-06-05">5 June 2022</collectingDate>
</date>
, 
<collectorName id="8B5B48F2888D03678D020BEEF1A481F1">W. Jaitrong</collectorName>
leg., TH 22 - WJT- 264 (
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0E2SAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">
<collectionCode id="02847F7B19ABC621AECC4ACFC429E224">THNHM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
)
</materialsCitation>
; 
<emphasis id="E3DEC30D02BDBF2FE441A495DD0DA15F" bold="true">Eastern</emphasis>
: • 
<materialsCitation id="AC0906B106512D993DDC4D2101C88CE3" collectingDate="2003-04-06" collectionCode="THNHM" collectorName="W. Jaitrong" country="Thailand" county="Wang Nam Kheao District" latitude="14.5031" location="Tha Takiab District" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="101.9368" municipality="Sakaerat Environmental Research Station" specimenCode="THNHM-I-00027316" specimenCount="4" specimenCount-worker="4" stateProvince="Chachoengsao Province">
<specimenCount id="79784F496D89EC050EAA52DD62A89A40" count="4" type="worker">4 workers</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="225580FE7CDBF1CE1050A7C06A827971">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0ECTAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
-I-00027316
</specimenCode>
, 
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EHTAE" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">
<collectionCode id="DFDC26F7D58A82538EB6772A79CFD6AF">THNHM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
), 
<collectingRegion id="6EC37D806723B524BC2404594136B4BD" country="Thailand" name="Chachoengsao">Chachoengsao Province</collectingRegion>
, 
<location id="C475022FD7800CCCCD481F83A28C819F" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:5D5203100B0054B796CE127B6CAFD2F2:C475022FD7800CCCCD481F83A28C819F" country="Thailand" county="Wang Nam Kheao District" latitude="14.5031" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="101.9368" municipality="Sakaerat Environmental Research Station" name="Tha Takiab District" stateProvince="Chachoengsao Province">Tha Takiab District</location>
, 
<date id="9CCAB1168F203F312FCB7BCFA310E459" value="2003-04-06">
<collectingDate id="3BF4BAE5E80B2908E28868B49AD5B6D4" value="2003-04-06">6 April 2003</collectingDate>
</date>
, 
<collectorName id="8E68F9BB39A3F2B412C9E1CD696D3A27">W. Jaitrong</collectorName>
leg., WJT 260403-01
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<caption id="A4C8D2A4276A4E6958402EE791F9F667" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure2" ID-arpha="633C77BD-38D3-5061-991A-B86AEEC63BF5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121261" startId="F2">
<paragraph id="5CDCAA9A9EC6A34774A9B4579C17DD4A">
<label id="8E03FDF823AC7746DCEA2CB55BD5F516">Figure 2.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5F9A8089561523BAE5C498DA0CAB77FC">
<taxonomicName id="E7CBC362C7EA203893A138AA37E22F51" authorityName="Yodprasit &amp; Jaitrong" authorityYear="2024" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Meranoplus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="siamensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="23E733581B8AE402450DD05613CDC213" italics="true">Meranoplus siamensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="F7F12F101BA78C24AF7801198CDC39E9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(holotype, 
<specimenCode id="EE3E1B168A0304D8BD2303949A1F2DDD">
<abbrev content-type="institution" id="ABBRID0EVKBI" xlink_title="Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand">THNHM</abbrev>
- I- 00027303
</specimenCode>
) 
<emphasis id="F2D33E9113F2B645132A44AF759392FC" bold="true">A</emphasis>
head in full-face view 
<emphasis id="E13810050E1544252C6FC20A11929F3F" bold="true">B</emphasis>
body in profile view 
<emphasis id="C674461EC0DFE0E0A252835875F8D9B5" bold="true">C</emphasis>
promesonotal shield in dorsal view 
<emphasis id="8BB84BD485D9F50C63F53EFDDE660F93" bold="true">D</emphasis>
body in dorsal view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EMTAE" type="description">
<paragraph id="0A9D9F0513DE06E85BDC5ED68E8AF59D">
<heading id="72EBDFE0AF7131B33F4D30E463A566CA" reason="title">Measurements and indices.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="325B4C39502DBB8F518EF38F15EEB56E">
<typeStatus id="68CE5BA508604682117F6F1FA003C8B0" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
worker: 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ESTAE" xlink_title="Head length">HL</abbrev>
0.63, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EWTAE" xlink_title="Head width">HW</abbrev>
0.65, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E1TAE" xlink_title="Mesosomal length">ML</abbrev>
0.62, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E5TAE" xlink_title="Length of promesonotal shield">PML</abbrev>
0.48, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ECUAE" xlink_title="Pronotal width">PW</abbrev>
0.63, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EGUAE" xlink_title="Scape length">SL</abbrev>
0. 0.45, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EKUAE" xlink_title="Total length">TL</abbrev>
2.58, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EOUAE" xlink_title="Cephalic index">CI</abbrev>
102.38, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ESUAE" xlink_title="Pronotum index">PMI</abbrev>
130.21, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EWUAE" xlink_title="Scape index">SI</abbrev>
69.77. 
<typeStatus id="1783B84942CF73D3C6E105AA0DAF0ACE" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
workers (
<emphasis id="FE421344EF6533CB60805DB54D48E2C5" italics="true">n</emphasis>
= 5): 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E3UAE" xlink_title="Head length">HL</abbrev>
0.60–0.65, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EAVAE" xlink_title="Head width">HW</abbrev>
0.63–0.66, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EEVAE" xlink_title="Mesosomal length">ML</abbrev>
0.60–0.65, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EIVAE" xlink_title="Length of promesonotal shield">PML</abbrev>
0.46–0.51, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EMVAE" xlink_title="Pronotal width">PW</abbrev>
0.62–0.65, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EQVAE" xlink_title="Scape length">SL</abbrev>
0.43–0.48, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EUVAE" xlink_title="Total length">TL</abbrev>
2.56–2.82, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EYVAE" xlink_title="Cephalic index">CI</abbrev>
100–106.45, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E3VAE" xlink_title="Pronotum index">PMI</abbrev>
127–136.26, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EAWAE" xlink_title="Scape index">SI</abbrev>
67.72–71.97.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EEWAE" type="description">
<paragraph id="0197843C044D46479B6C6E9D7B60CC7A">
<heading id="7376F8D87419E83637A372972371734A" reason="title">Description of worker.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC29D0DAA98BF619CACFC47B04597413">
<emphasis id="4E8E9D4A6854E88CFC8C3D610F65F592" bold="true" italics="true">Head</emphasis>
in full-face view subquadrate, slightly shorter than broad, with sides broadly convex, posterior margin distinctly convex, posterolateral corner bluntly angulate. Antennal scapes short, reaching level of posterior margin of compound eyes, apical half incrassate; antennal segment II slender, longer than each of segments III – VI, and almost as long as III + IV + V; segment VI broader than each of segments II – V. Clypeus roughly subrectangular, shorter than broad, its anterior margin feebly concave medially, while posterior clypeal margin almost straight. Mandibles subtriangular, masticatory margin with four teeth. Compound eyes large and convex when seen in full-face view, located laterally and well behind mid-length of head, with 8 or 9 ommatidia along longest axis, each facet hexagonal (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="95E5C9C6264F7A881FDF70AA280C8511" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Characters used in key A Meranoplus siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I 00028942) B, F M. castaneus (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027323) C M. laeviventris (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027329) D, E M. bellii (lectotype, CASENT 0908933) G, H M. dlusskyi (in Zryanin 2015) I M. levis (holotype, CASENT 0902025) A eye B, C petiole and postpetiole in profile D, F, G, I mesosoma in profile E gaster in dorsal view H head in profile." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121266">6 A</figureCitation>
). Frontal lobes broad, its anterior corners right angled and lateral margin almost straight (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="C0ABE8C4A4462D1CD8E67BA658AD2006" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Characters used in key A, B, E Meranoplus tanomtongi (holotype, THNHM - I 00028903) F, G M. tanomtongi (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028904) C, D M. bicolor (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027270) H M. siamensis (holotype, THNHM - I- 00027303) I M. siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028942) A, C petiole and postpetiole in profile B, D petiole and postpetiole in dorsal view E, H anterior corners of frontal lobes F, I head in full-face view G eye." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121265">5 H</figureCitation>
). Frontal carinae long reaching posterolateral corners of head.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9CC1926907F7A29F57EC934CBEDB38ED">
<emphasis id="2626EB6C38972F2B6A8D45852D86342E" bold="true" italics="true">Mesosoma</emphasis>
in dorsal view, promesonotal shield distinctly shorter than broad, its lateral margin convex, serrate, margined and slightly overhanging mesosoma; lateral and posterior portions of promesonotal shield with translucent fins; posterior margin of promesonotal shield sinuate and distinctly concave; anterolateral corners of promesonotal shield bluntly angulate and posterolateral corners of promesonotal shield roundly angulate; promesonotal shield with two pairs of fenestrae laterally; metanotal groove absent. Declivity of propodeum almost invisible from above, mostly overhung by posterior margin of promesonotal shield (propodeal spines are visible in profile). Mesosoma in profile subquadrate, dorsal outline weakly convex, lateral face of mesosoma relatively flat; lateral portion of pronotum subtriangular; metapleuron not clearly demarcated from mesopleuron and lateral face of propodeum. Propodeal spines long and acute, longer than wide at its base, located at middle of propodeal declivity length.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DCC3A7CF532E82472CB08B109B5C40B7">
<emphasis id="3C4D83E759045507C9EACFD28A08B478" bold="true" italics="true">Petiole</emphasis>
in profile subtriangular. Subpetiolar process low, its ventral outline weakly convex, with small anterior denticle. 
<emphasis id="C26FC4C0AD7485FE786C87F07AF9D077" bold="true">Postpetiole</emphasis>
in profile subquadrate, shorter than high; in dorsal view, distinctly shorter than broad, anterior margin weakly convex, posterior margin distinctly convex; dorsum of postpetiole somewhat flat, marginated with distinct ridge, posterior face convex. 
<emphasis id="EC6BD9CC3310330B0F131B7FFDBD6728" bold="true">Gaster</emphasis>
about as large as head and mesosoma combined; first gastral tergite largest, in dorsal view, its anterior margin distinctly concave.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EJXAE" type="Sculpture">
<paragraph id="41A5AD7525DD6F3050E60415F100D57E">
<heading id="F025B50FB237C13E9FCB3B7387B576A6" reason="title">Sculpture.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="36609F367F66BBCEB80EF88491B745FE">Mandibles striate, shiny. Antennal scapes superficially striate. Head dorsally sparsely reticulate-rugulose laterally, while median portion weakly sculptured; half posterior portion of antennal scrobes shagreened mixed with few transverse ridges. Promesonotal shield more weakly sculptured than dorsum of head, with median portion smooth, shiny, and lacking any rugae; in profile, upper one-third portion of pronotum shagreened, while lower two-third portion with sparse irregular ridges; upper one-third portion of mesopleuron shagreened, lower two-thirds longitudinal weakly striate; metapleuron, and lateral faces of propodeum somewhat smooth and shiny. Propodeum declivity shagreened. Petiole smooth and shiny, postpetiole somewhat smooth but posterior face of postpetiole scabrous. First gastral tergite superficially shagreened with smooth and shiny interspaces.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EOXAE" type="Pilosity and coloration">
<paragraph id="FDD269B1C6D96319840A30B5E64C8848">
<heading id="73FD6EB39F769CC50697E6BA09EBF2A8" reason="title">Pilosity and coloration.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F671CF166760EA74AD6ECABC4D9808F1">Dorsa of head and mesosoma with dense erect hairs mixed with sparse longer hairs; antennae with dense suberect hairs; in profile, lower two-thirds of pronotum with sparse suberect hairs; lower one-third of mesopleuron and metapleuron with sparse suberect hairs; area around propodeal spiracle with sparse suberect hairs; femora and tibiae with numerous long outstanding hairs as well; petiole with weakly sparse erect hairs on its anterior face and dorsum; postpetiole with dense long erect hairs, except anterior face without hairs; gaster with dense long erect hairs. Body mainly reddish brown; mandibles, antennae, legs, and tip of gaster yellowish brown.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0ETXAE" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="3330F6505C73C414AB1635DA82236622">
<heading id="F9C903083BF635A8576E07AA22E68579" reason="title">Distribution.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D394BCDB622408B70F901C6680F82643">
<collectingCountry id="EED82E839898C29066FBA2059CEBC9CF" name="Thailand">Thailand</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="5BA110005FEF96DB147FCE20E961F6C2" country="Thailand" name="Uthai Thani">Uthai Thani</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingRegion id="468F491908DEDCD9DF5E9ECD5BD46A3C" country="Thailand" name="Chon Buri">Chonburi</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingRegion id="928B023BB2B2499A86DA72E8B24D11F5" country="Thailand" name="Nakhon Ratchasima">Nakhon Ratchasima</collectingRegion>
and 
<collectingRegion id="64B2A9D87D656713D38ADA9246DC2EC5" country="Thailand" name="Kanchanaburi">Kanchanaburi</collectingRegion>
Provinces, Fig. 
<figureCitation id="17E00BB8B9D252C35321E264C4E55F98" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Distribution of Meranoplus Thai species in Thailand." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121263">4</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0E4XAE" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="06BA138320A334DB589A3B845731CD32">
<heading id="50E3A6CB4F8F616BDF45A5FF1CDAC82A" reason="title">Etymology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B676F321C37FFD9FE6A32B3807998A67">
The specific name is after 
<collectingCountry id="5E82B882251E22B084B51C9C2D932A9E" name="Thailand">Thailand</collectingCountry>
where the type locality is located; 
<collectingCountry id="F9CB97864B53F80482CDC93D1F706532" name="Thailand">Thailand</collectingCountry>
was called “ 
<collectingCountry id="71D69D4E650EA7411A7F5322F6515670" name="Thailand">Siam</collectingCountry>
” in the past.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0ECYAE" type="habitat">
<paragraph id="DAC8889A37ED3A892482542600EFEE8C">
<heading id="8F833778ED9D10FCA5D5E1B52F609CCE" reason="title">Habitat.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B24AD16D99B5691933540B4E73E59F20">
This species can be found in dry evergreen and dry dipterocarp forests. The specimens collected from northeastern 
<collectingCountry id="176DB1C7321276F91DBB06244CB0040B" name="Thailand">Thailand</collectingCountry>
(colony code TH 22 - WJT- 264) nested in the soil. Workers moved slowly on the ground.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EHYAE" type="Differential diagnosis">
<paragraph id="6E64FBD4D43E7C17BA9F7447BAA7BC7B">
<heading id="2CF3C5D30D176295120F6D8CBCC7BC22" reason="title">Differential diagnosis.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="07ED1906E23AA4A63CDDFC6830FA8AE6">
<taxonomicName id="6EE7BFE62DEA174A119C05117B632764" authorityName="Yodprasit &amp; Jaitrong" authorityYear="2024" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Meranoplus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="siamensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="438613B95F77CD02EB112905FF1EA331" italics="true">Meranoplus siamensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="7693456896032B20E12241EAE7D9375D" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is a small species that is most similar to 
<taxonomicName id="B1B8A4150E5724047C5D47D7EF054B64" authorityName="Yodprasit &amp; Jaitrong" authorityYear="2024" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Meranoplus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tanomtongi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3365C165042C9ACC3523D933867DB09D" italics="true">Meranoplus tanomtongi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="692EBAF83DBC8760D5523B8BD9B33049" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
in general appearance, having a pair of fenestrae along each lateral margin of the promesonotal shield, and having a subrectangular postpetiole when seen in profile. However, 
<taxonomicName id="49EB0C775205F1C64B5196DB80CBB339" authorityName="Yodprasit &amp; Buddhakala &amp; Tasen &amp; Jaitrong" authorityYear="2024" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Meranoplus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="siamensis">
<emphasis id="3488191FB889826C3114447101F22AB8" italics="true">M. siamensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from 
<taxonomicName id="960779883C41747E7EE71EE23EADE957" authorityName="Yodprasit &amp; Buddhakala &amp; Tasen &amp; Jaitrong" authorityYear="2024" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Meranoplus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tanomtongi">
<emphasis id="C169C345EA4D5FE0F6E8FDF4D5365474" italics="true">M. tanomtongi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by: 1) anterior corners of frontal lobes right angled and lateral margin almost straight (round and lateral margin weakly convex in 
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<emphasis id="D45A376386D67242570C1DF970A8A023" italics="true">M. tanomtongi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see Figs 
<figureCitation id="C900374FDAB46B6665CD18E0766100B9" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Characters used in key A, B, E Meranoplus tanomtongi (holotype, THNHM - I 00028903) F, G M. tanomtongi (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028904) C, D M. bicolor (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027270) H M. siamensis (holotype, THNHM - I- 00027303) I M. siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028942) A, C petiole and postpetiole in profile B, D petiole and postpetiole in dorsal view E, H anterior corners of frontal lobes F, I head in full-face view G eye." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121265">5 E, H</figureCitation>
for comparison); 2) compound eyes with 8 or 9 ommatidia along longest axis, each facet hexagon (each facet round or elliptical in 
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<emphasis id="890B998F22AC02E09A66883812097E93" italics="true">M. tanomtongi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see Figs 
<figureCitation id="33112B9773602C1FB036B82E39EFE084" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Characters used in key A, B, E Meranoplus tanomtongi (holotype, THNHM - I 00028903) F, G M. tanomtongi (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028904) C, D M. bicolor (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027270) H M. siamensis (holotype, THNHM - I- 00027303) I M. siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028942) A, C petiole and postpetiole in profile B, D petiole and postpetiole in dorsal view E, H anterior corners of frontal lobes F, I head in full-face view G eye." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121265">5 G</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="EAF4D0F100D565C039D51027C79F5AA8" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Characters used in key A Meranoplus siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I 00028942) B, F M. castaneus (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027323) C M. laeviventris (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027329) D, E M. bellii (lectotype, CASENT 0908933) G, H M. dlusskyi (in Zryanin 2015) I M. levis (holotype, CASENT 0902025) A eye B, C petiole and postpetiole in profile D, F, G, I mesosoma in profile E gaster in dorsal view H head in profile." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121266">6 A</figureCitation>
for comparison); 3) dorsum of head weakly sculptured (dorsum of head entirely and distinctly reticulate in 
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<emphasis id="C29C125C21BBAB698FB61A086B8E7325" italics="true">M. tanomtongi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see Fig. 
<figureCitation id="66F4B648BFB7864C3C626C74BD0F3BDE" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Characters used in key A, B, E Meranoplus tanomtongi (holotype, THNHM - I 00028903) F, G M. tanomtongi (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028904) C, D M. bicolor (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027270) H M. siamensis (holotype, THNHM - I- 00027303) I M. siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028942) A, C petiole and postpetiole in profile B, D petiole and postpetiole in dorsal view E, H anterior corners of frontal lobes F, I head in full-face view G eye." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121265">5 F, I</figureCitation>
for comparison); 4) dorsum of postpetiole somewhat flat, marginated with distinct ridge (shallowly concave, marginated with distinct ridge in 
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<emphasis id="877D5E3B1D3C641921A2C0C342B9E82C" italics="true">M. tanomtongi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); 5) entire head with dense short hairs mixed with sparse longer hairs (hairs along head margin clearly longer than hairs on middle of head in 
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<emphasis id="96E8E7CE26A186560B1B877F635278E5" italics="true">M. tanomtongi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see Fig. 
<figureCitation id="E545E7BE4F284ECA9D4AB75ACB3AA0B0" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Characters used in key A, B, E Meranoplus tanomtongi (holotype, THNHM - I 00028903) F, G M. tanomtongi (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028904) C, D M. bicolor (non-type, THNHM - I- 00027270) H M. siamensis (holotype, THNHM - I- 00027303) I M. siamensis (non-type worker, THNHM - I- 00028942) A, C petiole and postpetiole in profile B, D petiole and postpetiole in dorsal view E, H anterior corners of frontal lobes F, I head in full-face view G eye." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1121265">5 F, I</figureCitation>
for comparison).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="302C3A398B1E829FEA36B0707F8EDC91">
The type series of 
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<emphasis id="915618B2E3887F3BED6E146BF94BAA2F" italics="true">M. siamensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="0C6430CF761A275DD2ED130FDA0BD091" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is very similar to the non-type specimens from Central 
<collectingCountry id="2EAA1F75D4245BF0358486A02C2EEFD9" name="Thailand">Thailand</collectingCountry>
(TH 02 - WJT- 039). However, the two colonies have some variations: 1) compound eyes with 9 ommatidia along longest axis in the type series (8 ommatidia in colony no. TH 02 - WJT- 039); 2) promesonotal shield shorter than broad in the type series (almost as long as broad in colony no. TH 02 - WJT- 039); 3) posterior half of head with sparse and weak reticulation in the type series (dense distinct reticulations in colony no. TH 02 - WJT- 039); 4) propodeal declivity somewhat shagreened in the type series (smooth and shiny in colony no. TH 02 - WJT- 039); 5) first gastral tergite superficially shagreened with smooth and shiny interspaces in the type series (distinctly shagreened in colony no. TH 02 - WJT- 039). These characters are not clear enough to distinguish the two populations.
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