Octostruma impressa Palacio

Longino, John T, 2013, A revision of the ant genus Octostruma Forel 1912 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), Zootaxa 3699, pp. 1-61 : 37

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3699.1.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6160171

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D4219521-1C84-5BB5-10BE-ABDBDE071FEB

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scientific name

Octostruma impressa Palacio
status

 

Octostruma impressa Palacio , 1997

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Octostruma impressa Palacio 1997: 411, figs. 1D-H. Holotype worker: Colombia, Antioquia: Municipio de Frontino, Parque Nacional Natural Orchideas, 500 m NE Estación Venados, 950 m, 6 Apr 1996 (E. Palacio) [ICN, ICN-MHN-HY-5022] (not examined).

Geographic range. Colombia.

Comments. Palacio (1997) reports the measurements of this species as HW 0.67-0.77, HL 0.65-0.75, CI 102- 103. From the description, it seems to combine characters of O. inca and O. balzani . The head size and shape, the large compound eyes, and the impressed metanotal groove are similar to O. inca . The mandibular dentition and the basal scape lobe are apparently like O. balzani . The original publication indicates that a paratype has been deposited at MCZC, but a loan of all MCZC Octostruma did not contain it.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Octostruma

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