Adelomyrmex mackayi Fernandez, 2003

Fernández, F., 2003, Revision of the myrmicine ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 361, pp. 1-52 : 22

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.32035

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6273914

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D722AB80-7609-247C-2A67-37996DD88677

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scientific name

Adelomyrmex mackayi Fernandez
status

NEW SPECIES

Adelomyrmex mackayi Fernandez   HNS NEW SPECIES

Worker measurements. Holotype. HL 0.69 HW 0.59 SL 0.43 EL 0.06 WL 0.66 GL 0.84 TL 2.78 CI 86 SI 73.

Worker diagnosis: Mandibles with 5 teeth decreasing in size from apical teeth. Clypeal carinae not prolongued into frontal carinae. Eyes small, with approximately 5-6 ommatidia. Hypostomal tooth small, sharp pointed. Promesonotum evenly convex. Metanotal groove deep, distinct. Propodeal spines short, notably wider than higher. Head, pronotum and mesonotum coarsely reticulate-rugose. Transverse rugae between propodeal spines. Petiole and postpetiole smooth and shining with a few carinae in the sides. Mandibles smooth with longitudinal rugae feebly marked on outer half. Mandibles, legs and gaster smooth and shining. Hairs yellowish, long and flexuous on the body, more short and appressed on antennae and legs. Body brown, antennae, legs and gaster brown-yellowish.

Queen and male: Unknown.

Holotype worker: MEXICO: Chiapas, 2.1 km NW Pueblo Nuevo, Solistahuacan , Yerbabuena preserve, 2070 m , 23.ix.1992, R.S. Anderson No. 92-114 (Deposited in MCZ).

Comments. This species is close to A. myops   HNS . However, the propodeal spines are very short.

Known only from type locality.

MCZ

USA, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Adelomyrmex

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