Rasopone

Longino, John T. & Branstetter, Michael G., 2020, Phylogenomic Species Delimitation, Taxonomy, and ‘ Bird Guide’ Identification for the Neotropical Ant Genus Rasopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (2), No. 1, pp. 1-33 : 27

Rasopone JTL029

( Fig. 12 ; Supp Fig. S35 [online only])

Geographic range. Panama (Darien).

Diagnosis

Mandible striate; anterior clypeal margin truncate; side of head bare; petiolar node weakly tapering, subcuboidal. Among the three species in Darien, R. JTL027 is much smaller and R. JTL030 ( Fig. 12 ; Supp Fig. S36 [online only]) has a more tapering, scale-like petiolar node.

Measurements, worker: HW 1.52, HL 1.64, SL 1.12, PTL 0.64, PTH 1.16, CI 93, SI 74, PTI 55 (n = 1).

Biology

This species is known from one worker, from a cloud forest site at 1,305 m elevation. It was collected in a Winkler sample of forest floor litter and rotten wood.

Comments

See Rasopone JTL027.

Figures

Fig. 12. Distribution map, face view, and lateral view of petiole of Rasopone JTL030 (worker, Panama, CASENT0633075), R. JTL037 (worker, Guatemala, CASENT0625283), R. mesoamericana (holotype worker), and R. JTL029 (worker, Panama, CASENT0633053). On distribution maps, red dots are sites with UCE sequence data. Red boxes are type locality.