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,
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8A233AFF6C9A19FDCF7750" box="[199,523,1808,1833]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Aphaenogaster fulva azteca</emphasis>
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: 150
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.
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workers,
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(
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,
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<collectorName id="26B93DCBFF8A233AFEAE9A3CFE947734" box="[261,336,1845,1869]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Genoa</collectorName>
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) [https://www.antweb.org/specimen/CASENT0904168].
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to species.
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(1895)
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established the infrasubspecific (and therefore unavailable) name “
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<taxonomicName id="4C4C239EFF8A233AFBCA9A50FDE477EC" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Stenamma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="variety" species="fulvum" subGenus="Aphaenogaster" subSpecies="aquia" variety="aztecum">Stenamma (Aphaenogaster) fulvum subsp. aquia var. aztecum</taxonomicName>
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” for several workers from
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<collectingCountry id="F35B188DFF8A233AFCCA9A75FC7277EC" box="[865,950,1916,1941]" name="Mexico" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Mexico</collectingCountry>
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(specific locality not given and currently unknown).
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<bibRefCitation id="EFDD25ECFF8A233AFEB39AA8FE1077C0" author="Enzmann" box="[280,468,1953,1977]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" refString="Enzmann, J. (1947) New forms of Aphaenogaster and Novomessor. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 55, 147 - 152." type="journal article" year="1947">
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<location id="8E930EC6FF8A233AFEB39AA8FE4677C1" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E5E90BFF8A233BFF3C9BE5FD8672DE:8E930EC6FF8A233AFEB39AA8FE4677C1" box="[280,386,1953,1976]" country="Mexico" county="An" municipality="Emery" name="Enzmann" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Enzmann</location>
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(1947)
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was the first to use this name as a trinomial and thereby made the name available as
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8A233AFF3C9ACDFE0A77A4" box="[151,462,1988,2013]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Aphaenogaster fulva azteca</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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<bibRefCitation id="EFDD25ECFF8A233AFE709ACCFDB377A4" author="Emery" box="[475,631,1988,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" refString="Emery, C. (1895) Beitrage zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna. (Schluss). Zoologische Jahrbucher. Abteilung fur Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere, 8, 257 - 360." type="journal article" year="1895">
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<collectingMunicipality id="6B97C267FF8A233AFE709ACCFDE277A4" box="[475,550,1989,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Emery</collectingMunicipality>
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(1895)
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separated his variety from others based on its very “rough” sculpturing, long and almost horizontal propodeal spines and dark black-brown body color with bright red legs.
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image of a
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<typeStatus id="54F7E6BFFF8B233BFF3C9DB4FF2A70AC" box="[151,238,189,213]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" type="syntype">syntype</typeStatus>
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is available on AntWeb (at www.antweb.org/specimen/CASENT0904168) and single worker labeled as “
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<taxonomicName id="4C4C239EFF8B233BFF0A9DD6FD75708E" authority="Em" authorityName="Em" box="[161,689,223,248]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Aphaenogaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="variety" species="fulvum" subSpecies="aquia" variety="aztecum">Aphaenogaster fulvum aquia var. aztecum Em</taxonomicName>
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,
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<materialsCitation id="3B245240FF8B233BFD179DD6FBAF7139" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1316541019" collectionCode="MCZC" country="Mexico" location="Emery" municipality="Emery's" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" specimenCount="3" typeStatus="holotype">
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<collectingCountry id="F35B188DFF8B233BFD179DD6FCD07081" box="[700,788,223,248]" name="Mexico" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Mexico</collectingCountry>
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” and “from
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<location id="8E930EC6FF8B233BFC0A9DE9FC2A7081" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E5E90BFF8A233BFF3C9BE5FD8672DE:8E930EC6FF8B233BFC0A9DE9FC2A7081" box="[929,1006,224,248]" country="Mexico" municipality="Emery's" name="Emery" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Emery</location>
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” and matching
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description is held in the
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. While not labeled as a
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it seems highly likely that if not a true
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this specimen was certainly identified by Emery and is likely to be conspecific with the true
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<typeStatus id="54F7E6BFFF8B233BFC7B9C21FBC47139" box="[976,1024,296,320]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">type</typeStatus>
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material.
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When comparing Emery’s specimen of
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFD299C45FD2D711D" box="[642,745,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. azteca</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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with
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFC839C45FC44711C" box="[808,896,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. fulva</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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specimens, similar body color and development of sculpturing can be found in
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFE589C79FD8F71F1" box="[499,587,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. fulva</emphasis>
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specimens. However, darker
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFC329C79FC3571F1" box="[921,1009,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. fulva</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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workers also have darker legs, which are similar in color to the body. In contrast, the legs in
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFD5E9C9DFC9871D5" box="[757,860,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. azteca</emphasis>
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are distinctly lighter in color compared to the body. Also, as noted by Emery, the propodeal spines in
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFD6F9CB1FCE871A9" box="[708,812,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. azteca</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are directed posteriorly (are nearly horizontal) while in
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFF3C9CD5FF36718C" box="[151,242,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. fulva</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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these spines are directed strongly upwards. These last two characters readily separate these two taxa. Finally,
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<taxonomicName id="4C4C239EFF8B233BFF599F09FE8E7261" box="[242,330,511,536]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Aphaenogaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fulva">
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<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFF599F09FE8E7261" box="[242,330,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. fulva</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is most abundant in the eastern and southeastern
|
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<collectingCountry id="F35B188DFF8B233BFCDE9F09FC5D7261" box="[885,921,512,536]" name="United States of America" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">US</collectingCountry>
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although it is known from as far west as
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<collectingRegion id="498896FFFF8B233BFACC9F09FF287244" country="United States of America" name="New Mexico" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">
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New
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<collectingCountry id="F35B188DFF8B233BFF3C9F2DFF287244" box="[151,236,548,573]" name="Mexico" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">
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<collectingRegion id="498896FFFF8B233BFF3C9F2DFF287244" box="[151,236,548,573]" country="Mexico" name="Mexico" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Mexico</collectingRegion>
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</collectingCountry>
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</collectingRegion>
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(a doubtful record) and eastern
|
||
<collectingRegion id="498896FFFF8B233BFDFC9F2CFD5F7245" box="[599,667,549,572]" country="United States of America" name="Texas" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Texas</collectingRegion>
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, but has been only rarely encountered there.
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C239EFF8B233BFB3E9F2DFB387245" box="[1173,1276,548,572]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Aphaenogaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azteca">
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||
<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFB3E9F2DFB387245" box="[1173,1276,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. azteca</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
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||
was collected from an unknown locality in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B188DFF8B233BFE449F4EFD837219" box="[495,583,583,608]" name="Mexico" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">
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||
<collectingRegion id="498896FFFF8B233BFE449F4EFD837219" box="[495,583,583,608]" country="Mexico" name="Mexico" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Mexico</collectingRegion>
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||
</collectingCountry>
|
||
, an area where
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C239EFF8B233BFCAF9F41FC9A7219" box="[772,862,583,608]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Aphaenogaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fulva">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFCAF9F41FC9A7219" box="[772,862,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. fulva</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
does not occur, or at least not commonly. These morphological and geographic differences strongly suggest that these two taxa are both distinct and we propose raising
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C239EFF8B233BFF419F99FE9572D1" box="[234,337,656,680]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Aphaenogaster" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azteca">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938840FFF8B233BFF419F99FE9572D1" box="[234,337,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A. azteca</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
to full species status.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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||
</treatment>
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</document> |