Myrmecina wesselensis, Shattuck, S. O., 2009

Shattuck, S. O., 2009, A revision the Australian species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 2146, pp. 1-21 : 21

publication ID

22782

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C666693E-9FDE-4897-A20D-CBCE9B4F6D78

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6223627

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/329B2DEF-3BF0-4CF4-93E7-AC0A22F586FE

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:329B2DEF-3BF0-4CF4-93E7-AC0A22F586FE

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Christiana

scientific name

Myrmecina wesselensis
status

sp. n.

Myrmecina wesselensis   ZBK   HNS sp. n.

(Figs 44-46, 52)

Types. Holotype worker from Rimbija Island, Wessel Islands , 11°01'S 136°45'E, Northern Territory , 3-14 Feb. 1977, T. A. Weir, ground strays collected at night ( ANIC, ANIC 32-047233 ) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Erect hairs on gaster (and most on mesonotum) strongly curved so their tips are nearly parallel with the surface of the body. These short, curved hairs are unique among the Australian fauna and will separate this species from all others.

Worker description. Antennal scapes smooth. First segment of funiculus cone-shaped. Sides of head behind compound eyes smooth. Sculpturing on dorsal surface of mesosoma running longitudinally and generally with the central carina (or carinae) running nearly the length (the pronotum not differentiated from the mesonotum). Dorsal and lateral surfaces of mesosoma separated by an indistinct angle or ridge which interrupts or breaks the mesosomal sculpturing. Metanotal spines reduced, small. Propodeal spines long. Erect hairs on gaster (and most on mesonotum) strongly curved so their tips are nearly parallel with the surface of the body. Colour dark brown-black, antennae, mandibles, legs and tip of gaster yellow-red.

Measurements. Worker (n = 1) - CI 100; HL 0.68; HW 0.68; MTL 0.34; SI 81; SL 0.55; WL 0.77.

Comments. This species is known from a single worker collected foraging on the ground at night from the Wessel Islands, Northern Territory.

ANIC

Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra City, CSIRO, Australian National Insect Collection

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Myrmecina

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