Probolomyrmex petiolatus (Agosti, D. 1995)
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Genus: Probolomyrmex
Name
Probolomyrmex petiolatus Agosti, D., 1995 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Probolomyrmex petiolatus Agosti, D., 1995, Journal of the New York Entomological Society 102: 433-433.
Description
FEMALE. HL 0.61, HW 0.42, SL 0.44, TL 0.90. CI 70, SI 104, Figures 7, 11 (1 examined).
WORKER. HL 0.51 - 0.64, HW 0.35 - 0.40, SL 0.31 - 0.41, TL 0.66 - 0.88, CI 63 - 69, SI 70, Figures 8, 12 (2 examined).
Discussion
Comments. This species is easily recognized by the subpetiolar process. The new samples expand the known distribution range well into northern South America. Nothing is known of the biology of this species.
Materials Examined
Material examined. 2 workers and 1 female, deposited in MCZ and USNM. PAN- AMA, Barro Colorado Island; leaf litter, forest floor; A. Newton. COLOMBIA, Meta, Quebrada Susamuko, 23 km NW Villavicencio, 1,000 m, leaf litter, March 5, 1972, J. Peck. VENEZUELA, T. F. Amazonia, Cerro de la Neblina, basecamp, 140 m, 0 ° 50 ' N 66 ° 10 ' W, 10 - 20 February 1985, flight intercept pan trap in rainforest, P. J. Spangler et al.
Taxon Treatment
- Agosti, D.; 1995: A revision of the South American species of the ant genus Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Journal of the New York Entomological Society 102: 433-433. doi