Syscia persimilis, Longino & Branstetter, 2021

Longino, John T. & Branstetter, Michael G., 2021, Integrating UCE Phylogenomics With Traditional Taxonomy Reveals a Trove of New World Syscia Species (Formicidae: Dorylinae), Insect Systematics and Diversity 5 (2), No. 2, pp. 1-51 : 31

Syscia persimilis , New Species

Figure 10 (map, worker), S44 (holotype worker), S45 (queen), S46 (intercaste female)

Holotype: 1 worker, NICARAGUA, Jinotega: RN Cerro Kilambé, 13.57028 −85.69737 ± 20m, 1500m, 23-May-2011, cloud forest, ex sifted leaf litter (LLAMA, Wa-D-05-1-26) [CASC, unique specimen identifier CASENT0630852] . PARATYPES: same data as holotype [worker: MCZC] ; same data except 13.56924 −85.69746 ± 10m, 1500m, 23-May-2011, cloud forest, ex sifted leaf litter (LLAMA, Wa-D-05-1-03) [intercaste female: CASC; worker: USNM] ; same data except 13.56726 −85.69782 ± 15m, 1400m, 23-May-2011, cloud forest, ex sifted leaf litter (LLAMA, Wa-D-05-2-27) [worker: UCD] .

Figures

Fig. 10. Distribution map, face view, lateral view of petiole-AIV, and dorsal view of AIII-AIV of Syscia jennierussae (holotype worker), S. persimilis (holotype worker), S. JTL018 (worker, JTLC000013995), S. machaquila (holotype worker), S. murillocruzae (holotype worker), S. truncata (holotype worker), S. JTL084 (worker, FMNHINS0000095760), S. JTL050 (worker, CASENT0249320), S. JTL082 (worker, CASENT0617700), and S. honduriana (lectotype worker). Species are in order of mean HW, which is shown in the lower left of the distribution map. Scale bars 0.2 mm. On distribution maps, red dots are sites with UCE sequence data. Red boxes are type locality.