Nylanderia flaviabdominis ( Wang, 1997 ) Wang, 1997

Williams, Jason L., 2016, Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 4200 (2), pp. 201-258 : 246-248

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:82A45A60-4A76-43A3-9F95-F37AC43F4F97

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6087173

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B58794-4279-6D03-849F-A7F5AC098356

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scientific name

Nylanderia flaviabdominis ( Wang, 1997 )
status

comb. nov.

Nylanderia flaviabdominis ( Wang, 1997) , comb. nov.

( Figs 127–129 View FIGURES 127 – 129 )

Prenolepis flaviabdominis Wang, 1997: 88 (w.). Holotype worker, CHINA: Hubei Province, Lichuan City , 29°42.23’N 108°21.21’E, 103.6m, 8.viii.1993 (HUN) [examined]. GoogleMaps

Prenolepis sphingthoraxa Zhou & Zheng 1998: 42 (w.). Holotype worker, CHINA: Guangxi Province, Huaping Nature Reserve , 25°10.10’N 109°48.54’E, 534m, 5–9.vii.1995 ( GNUC) [examined]. syn. nov. GoogleMaps

Morphology. Worker. Measurements (n=4): CMC: 30–31; EL: 0.20–0.24; EW: 0.16–0.17; HL: 0.83–0.92; HLA: 0.37–0.42; HLP: 0.36–0.44; HW: 0.67–0.83; IOD: 0.44–0.47; LF1: 0.22–0.24; LF2: 0.11–0.13; LHT: 1.30–1.32; MMC: 2–3; MTW: 0.45–0.48; MW: 0.29–0.35; PDH: 0.35–0.38; PMC: 2–3; PrCL: 0.59–0.64; PrCW: 0.32–0.35; PrFL: 1.03–1.30; PrFW: 0.21–0.24; PTH: 0.38; PTL: 0.33–0.35; PTW: 0.21–0.24; PW: 0.51– 0.57; SL: 1.32–1.36; TL: 3.26–3.77; WF1: 0.07–0.08; WF2: 0.07; WL: 1.38–1.54; BLI: 184–206; CI: 81–90; EPI: 91–103; FLI: 178–205; HTI: 176–196; PetHI: 101–102; PetWI: 63–69; PrCI: 54–56; PrFI: 18–21; REL: 24–28; REL2: 28–35; REL3: 45–50; SI: 164–196.

Medium to dark orange-brown; cuticle of head finely reticulate; cuticle of pronotum smooth and shiny; cuticle of mesonotum, metanotum, mesopleura, and propodeum rugoreticulate; long, erect macrosetae with thick setal bases on head, pronotum, mesonotum, gaster, and legs; erect setae on scapes; macrosetae darker in color than rest of the cuticle; light, decumbent hairs on the dorsal face of the propodeum; head longer than broad and rectangular in shape with rounded posterolateral corners and a slight medial concavity in the posterior margin; compound eyes are positioned anterior to the midline of the head (EPI <100); compound eyes are moderately sized and convex, but do not surpass the lateral margins of the head in full-face view; mandibles with 6 teeth on the masticatory margin; cuticle of ectal surface of mandibles smooth and shiny; mesosoma is gracile ( Fig 30 View FIGURES 28 – 37 ); in profile view the dorsal surface of the mesonotum is flat and elongate; in profile view, propodeum is highly domed with a rounded dorsal face; dorsal apex of petiole scale is sharply angled and forward-inclined; mesonotal and metanotal sutures are deep and complete.

Notes. This species has deep and complete mesonotal and metanotal sutures ( Fig 30 View FIGURES 28 – 37 ), anteriorly-placed eyes, and macrosetae with thick setal bases all of which are characteristic of Nylanderia . Nylanderia flaviabdominis bears a strong morphological resemblance to N. emmae and has a similar distribution, but can be distinguished from N. emmae by its rectangular head shape with rounded posterolateral corners, dark orange-brown coloration, dark macrosetae, and rugoreticulation instead of longitudinal striations on the propodeum. Like P. emmae , this species was likely thought to be a Prenolepis because its elongate mesosoma appears to be constricted. Both of these species however do not have the depression in the dorsal surface of the mesonotum that is seen in Prenolepis species.

Other material examined. CHINA: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, 580m, 5.vii.2011, 22.42335N 114.12600E ± 30m (P.S. Ward). In: USNM GoogleMaps .

GNUC

Gyeongsang National University

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Nylanderia

Loc

Nylanderia flaviabdominis ( Wang, 1997 )

Williams, Jason L. 2016
2016
Loc

Prenolepis sphingthoraxa

Zhou 1998: 42
1998
Loc

Prenolepis flaviabdominis

Wang 1997: 88
1997
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