Leptothorax sculptiventris, Mayr., var. distincta, Crawley, W. C., 1922

Crawley, W. C., 1922, Formicidae - a new species and variety., Entomologists Record and Journal of Variation 34, pp. 85-86 : 85-86

publication ID

6201

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6289051

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/353F50AB-D5BD-4855-5F5C-9BAFB6DED438

treatment provided by

Christiana

scientific name

Leptothorax sculptiventris, Mayr., var. distincta
status

var. nov.

Leptothorax sculptiventris, Mayr., var. distincta   HNS , var. nov.

[[worker]] L., a little over 5.0mm. (type 4.0mm.). Differs only in the colours, which are more sharply defined. Thorax and petiole pale yellow; head, mandibles and basal third of gaster slightly deeper in colour. Funiculus and apical third of scape dark chocolate-brown; tip of apical segment of funiculus and remainder of scape yellow-brown. Apical joints of tarsus, the basal fifth of femur, the apex of coxa, and apical half of tibia pale yellow; the remainder and apical two-thirds of gaster dark chocolate-brown.

The femora are very swollen. In addition to the lateral teeth of the petiole, this segment bears a small sharp tooth beneath. The postpetiole bears on each side behind a small tubercle carrying a short stiff hair.

1 [[worker]], South America (Dr. Swale).

Type W.C.C. coll.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Leptothorax

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