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<taxonomicName id="FC7927BF1D31BE6ABD05CC8242A3048B" ID-CoL="4JZL2" authority="Forel, 1911" authorityName="Forel" authorityYear="1911" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Platythyrea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Platythyrea clypeata" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="89" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clypeata">Platythyrea clypeata Forel, 1911</taxonomicName>
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Figs 2, 3, 5A1-A3
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<taxonomicName id="437C7442FA718D63B5FACF913F3CB7C6" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Platythyrea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Platythyrea clypeata" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="90" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clypeata">
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clypeata
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Forel, 1911: 378;
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<bibRefCitation id="2C6172ABAD8109E51A4CD00FD817EF5E" author="Brown, Jr WL" journalOrPublisher="Search Agriculture, Entomology (Itaca)" pageId="10" pageNumber="97" pagination="1 - 115" title="Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini and Aenictogitini." volume="5" year="1975">Brown 1975</bibRefCitation>
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: 50;
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<bibRefCitation id="A7CC6887C38AB04B0BFC5490D43304B0" author="Bolton, B" journalOrPublisher="Harvard University Press, Cambridge" pageId="9" pageNumber="96" title="A new general catalogue of the ants of the world." url="https://doi.org/10.1086/419489" year="1995">Bolton 1995</bibRefCitation>
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: 336;
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<bibRefCitation id="156930CA7FAC58E3469C18AAB727D431" author="Xu, ZH" journalOrPublisher="Entomological Sinica" pageId="10" pageNumber="97" pagination="213 - 217" title="Discovery of the worker caste of Platythyreaclypeata Forel and a new species of Probolomyrmex Mayr in Yunnan, China." url="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7917.2000.tb00410.x" volume="7" year="2000">Xu and Zeng 2000</bibRefCitation>
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: 214;
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<bibRefCitation id="8A1B8EB6B42023AEC476A4CF0C8DAB5C" author="Schmidt, CA" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="10" pageNumber="97" pagination="1 - 242" title="The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of Ponerine ecology and behavior." url="http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1" volume="3817" year="2014">Schmidt and Shattuck 2014</bibRefCitation>
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: 51. Senior synonym of
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<taxonomicName id="1218B079AF000D2DADFDB8254A58AA97" family="Formicidae" higherTaxonomySource="treatment-meta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="P. thwaitesi" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="90" rank="species" species="thwaitesi">P. thwaitesi</taxonomicName>
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: Brown, 1975: 8.
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<taxonomicName id="9E31581FB2E572B7989A4FB0F072EF38" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Platythyrea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Platythyrea thwaitesi" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="90" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="thwaitesi">Platythyrea thwaitesi</taxonomicName>
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Donisthorpe, 1931: 496. Junior synonym of
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:
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<bibRefCitation id="3B2CD9C745CBEF3DA563CF05ADDD7A05" author="Brown, Jr WL" journalOrPublisher="Search Agriculture, Entomology (Itaca)" pageId="10" pageNumber="97" pagination="1 - 115" title="Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini and Aenictogitini." volume="5" year="1975">Brown 1975</bibRefCitation>
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: 8.
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<paragraph id="0F0858FEA07461E6635EAF59D080F439" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">Type.</paragraph>
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The syntype alate queen from "Pays de
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(S.E. Asia), deposited in MHNG (not examined).
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<paragraph id="D9E42B17508967A070E5DBB1D5A1B64E" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">Nine workers, eastern Thailand, Chachoengsao Province, Tha Takiab District, Khao Ang Reu Nai Wildlife Sanctuary, 27.IX.2002, W. Jaitrong leg., Colony no. WJT270902-1 (THNHM-I-02423 to THNHM-I-02431); three workers, same locality, date and collector, Colony no. WJT270902-1 (THNHM-I-02432 to THNHM-I-02434); six workers, eastern Thailand, Sa Kaeo Province, Khao Ang Reu Nei Wildlife Sanctuary, 26.VI.2003, W. Jaitrong leg., Colony no. WJT03-TH-228 (THNHM-I-02435 to THNHM-I-02440); 23 workers and one male, eastern Thailand, Chanthaburi Province, Soi Dao District, 14.V.2008, W. Jaitrong leg., Colony no. WJT08-E065 (THNHM-I-02441 to THNHM-I-02453). Ten workers and one dealate queen, Laos, Vientiane, Pak Ngum District, Ban Phang Dang, ca. 300 m alt, 14.VI.2010, W. Jaitrong leg., Colony no. WJT-LAO-143 (THNHM); one dealate queen from same locality and collector, 12.VI.2010 (THNHM).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="176255DC2E70A6D8F778B33903C1FDAF" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">Measurements and indices.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="7A9D1118C9565A62408B1EBC664BA804" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">TL 5.74-6.20 mm; HL 1.29-1.39 mm; HW 0.86-0.89 mm; SL 1.12-1.18 mm; EL 0.10 mm; WL 1.85-2.05 mm; PL 0.66-0.73 mm; PH 0.46-0.53 mm; PW 0.40-0.43 mm; CI 61-69, EI 11, SI 125-138.</paragraph>
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Figure 2.
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<taxonomicName id="8F9255E023298568D2D39BCED08FE5A5" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Platythyrea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Platythyrea clypeata" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="90" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clypeata">Platythyrea clypeata</taxonomicName>
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(non-type worker from Chanthaburi Province, THNHM-I-02445). A Body in profile view B Head in full-face view C Body in dorsal view.
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<paragraph id="7FF6D694DB14ECB09320F1A2059D6B79" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">Worker redescription.</paragraph>
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Head. Head in full-face view rectangular, clearly longer than broad, with sides weakly convex or almost parallel, occipital corner roundly convex, and posterior margin feebly concave; antennal scape slender, relatively short, slightly extending beyond posterolateral corner of head (by 1/4 of its length); clypeus narrow, in profile with median portion distinctly convex, in full-face view lateral portion relatively broad and anterior margin clearly convex; mandible triangular, its masticatory margin with a large apical tooth, followed by ten smaller teeth (including basal tooth), large and smaller teeth alternating, but the series as a whole decreasing in size; basal margin of mandible without denticle; eye flat, located laterally at anterior to mid-length of head, very small, 0.10 mm in maximum diameter, with five omma
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along longest axis; distance between mandibular base and anterior margin of eye approximately three times as long as maximum eye length; with head in lateral view, distance between posterior margin of eye and occipital corner of head 2.7 times as long as distance between mandibular base and anterior margin of eye; frontal lobes close to each other and rounded; frontal carinae strongly narrowed posteriorly.
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Mesosoma elongate, in profile with almost straight dorsal outline; promesonotal suture distinct; mesopleuron demarcated from mesonotum and metapleuron by shallow furrows; propodeum in profile with almost straight dorsal outline; propodeal junction
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angulated; declivity of propodeum shallowly concave; seen from back propodeal declivity rounded above; propodeal spiracle opening elliptical; legs relatively long.
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<paragraph id="DC96B427A25A7014123785B32D2B213B" pageId="5" pageNumber="92">Petiole cylindrical and sessile, slightly longer than high and clearly longer than broad, its dorsal outline almost straight; in profile posterodorsal corner forming an acute angle; declivity deeply concave; in dorsal view node rectangular, slightly narrower posteriorly, its posterior margin convex and with shallow median concavity; subpetiolar process developed, located anteroventrally, subtriangular, its apex truncate and pointed forward; ventral outline of petiole feebly concave.</paragraph>
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. Dorsum of head finely punctate; lateral face of head behind, above and below eye punctate with dense foveae; dorsum of mesosoma with fine micropunctures similar to those on dorsum of head; lateral faces of pronotum, metapleuron and propodeum punctate with sparse shallow foveae; petiole finely micropunctate; gastral tergites I and II finely reticulate; antennal scape finely micropunctate; coxae microreticulate with smooth and shiny interspaces.
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<paragraph id="4B093892F2BD396D55ECF5A99DDEE9E4" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pubescence white, very short and fine; setae present on tip of gaster.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="53AECE5EFC444467881BC4565D47BDE5" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Colouration. Head, mesosoma, petiole, and gaster reddish brown to dark brown (tip of gaster yellowish); antenna and legs yellowish brown to reddish brown (flagellum paler than scape).</paragraph>
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Figure 3.
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<taxonomicName id="1B1DA4ABBCE90601CE4EC1FB04FA7EB1" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Platythyrea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Platythyrea clypeata" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clypeata">Platythyrea clypeata</taxonomicName>
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(queen from Laos, Colony no. WJT10-LAO143). A Body in profile view B Head in full-face view C Body in dorsal view.
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<paragraph id="30B08D90A9A4F80CC9E66E4B36A60847" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Measurements and indices</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="37697E6BCECDB2364DB22911DEF54F1D" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">(n = 2). TL 7.49 mm; HL 1.52 mm; HW 1.06 mm; SL 1.32 mm; EL 0.20 mm; WL 2.31 mm; PL 0.79 mm; PH 0.73 mm; PW 0.46 mm; CI 69, EI 18, SI 125.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="EA15704A544ED3BFA53165F2C5052F94" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Dealate queen description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="28A20AD3D116F8DB31760A1839A99903" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Body size slightly larger than worker. Head. Head in full-face view rectangular, clearly longer than broad with convex sides and almost straight posterior margin, occipital corner roundly convex; antennal scape extending beyond posterolateral corner of head by approximately 1/4 of its length; eye relatively large and convex, located anterior to mid-length of head, 0.20 mm in maximum diameter with ca. 17 ommatidia on the longest axis; frontal lobe and frontal carina similar to those in worker caste; distance between anterior margin of eye and mandibular base almost as long as eye length; ocelli clearly absent.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="DAF0831046C5714C883DF3DE400ED630" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Mesosoma in profile with slightly convex dorsal outline; pronotum long and broad; mesoscutum trapezoidal, anterior edge clearly convex in dorsal view, separated from mesoscutellum by a shallow but wide suture and from pronotum by narrow suture; parapsidal lines indistinct, relatively long, straight and running anteriorly to mid-length of mesoscutum; mesoscutellum almost as long as broad; metanotum very short, separated from mesoscutellum and propodeum by deep grooves; propodeum relatively long; mesopleuron broad, anepisternum not demarcated from katepisternum; propodeal junction obtusely angulated; declivity of propodeum shallowly concave; seen from back propodeal declivity rounded above.</paragraph>
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in profile view relatively short, rhombus, almost as long as high, its anterior margin weakly convex while posterior margin concave; declivity of petiole shallowly concave; subpetiolar process low and subtriangular, located anteroventrally, its apex pointed forward; ventral outline of petiole feebly concave. Gaster larger than in worker.
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<paragraph id="F2F4845869376DE04D8AB61A61C7A6CE" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">
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<pageBreakToken id="C31263B6592BC4AB33D1E8A9DC008B5B" pageId="8" pageNumber="95" start="start">Sculpture</pageBreakToken>
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, colouration, and setae similar to those of worker caste.
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<subSubSection id="5EAA3E8D74ABEC16D72754626BAD4F7B" pageId="8" pageNumber="95" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="57BE32BF428E02B595C7B69F9D7C5100" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="24048594EB18FFF3FFB29F82DD007A5D" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China (?) and Thailand (new record).</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="1B779B38AF23F2A79AB62C824EEB2AEA" pageId="8" pageNumber="95" type="ecology">
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<paragraph id="77130B91AEB65E4BF92AB6C9F544FC3D" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">Ecology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C4D1D163C40C83BB38601261828AD19B" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">
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<taxonomicName id="85D2D0CC7818A28F3BC83B3A80CCDE76" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Platythyrea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Platythyrea clypeata" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="95" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clypeata">Platythyrea clypeata</taxonomicName>
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occurs in lowland (200-300 m alt) and inhabits primary and disturbed forests. All colonies of this species were collected from dead wood on the forest floor in an advanced stage of decomposition.
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