Discothyrea soesilae, Makhan, D., 2007

Makhan, D., 2007, Discothyrea soesilae sp. nov. from Suriname (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Calodema Supplementary Paper 27, pp. 1-3 : 1

publication ID	21341
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6249016
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7F9B677-D74C-2EDC-70B5-9D9D6C3B30CA
treatment provided by	Christiana
scientific name	Discothyrea soesilae
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Discothyrea soesilae HNS sp. nov. (Figs. 1-3)

Holotype: worker, Suriname, Kasikasima, 27.3.1996, coll. D. Makhan (only the holotype).

Description (holotype worker): Length 1.20 mm. Colour brown, smooth and shiny. Total head length 0.50 mm, width 0.42 mm, with short erect hair, mandible length 0.10 mm, inner teeth absent, and with about 30 fine long hairs on de dorsal side. Antennae brown, scape with fine hairs, club length 0.21 mm, width 0.15 mm. Mesosoma 0.50 mm, width 0.30 mm, with short erect hairs. Petiole width 0.10 mm, with short erect hairs. Gaster 0.55 mm, width 0.42 mm, with short erect hair. Legs are brown.

Etymology: This species is named after my wife Soesila Makhan.

Comments: Discothyrea soesilae HNS sp. nov. is very similar to Discothyrea horni Menozzi HNS , (1927) from Panama. The mandible of Discothyrea horni Menozzi HNS has a dense covering of moderately long thick hairs, while the mandible of Discothyrea soesilae HNS sp. nov. has about 30 long fine hairs. The distance between the antennae is wide in D. horni HNS but narrow in D. soesilae HNS sp. nov.