Belonopelta deletrix Mann.
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2360 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6287126 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CEEA439B-D9A3-7047-BD86-0FEA753216D5 |
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Christiana |
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scientific name |
Belonopelta deletrix Mann. |
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Belonopelta deletrix Mann. View in CoL HNS
One worker from Chiapas, soil. Agreeing very well with Mann's description and figure, except that the size is a little larger than Mann's measurements. Mann designated Belonopelta HNS as nominate subgenus to his new subgenus Simopelta HNS . Wheeler later separated the two generically by means of abundant characters. It does not seem to have been noticed that B. deletrix HNS has minute lateral spurs beside the larger medial ones on the middle and posterior tibiae. Specimens of Simopelta jeckylli Mann HNS , Simopelta williamsi Wheeler HNS , and Simopelta manni Wheeler HNS all lack such lateral spurs completely, so this lack may afford an additional generic character.
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