Pseudomyrmex kuenckeli (Ward, Philip S. 1993)
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Pseudomyrmex
Name
Pseudomyrmex kuenckeli Ward, Philip S., 1993 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Pseudomyrmex kuenckeli Ward, Philip S., 1993, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2: 158-159.
Description
(Fig. 3)
Materials Examined
Costa Rica Alajuela A. Alfaro Colombia Dibulla A. Forel Colombia Dibulla A. Forel Colombia Dibulla A. Forel Colombia Dibulla A. Forel Colombia Dibulla A. Forel Colombia Dibulla A. Forel Panama Juan Diaz A. Bierig Mexico "Guemavaca" Mexico "Guemavaca"
Description
Worker diagnosis. - A member of the P. viduus group, easily recognized by the shiny broad head (Cl≈1.12), short eyes (REL 0.46), flattened mesosoma, blocky petiole, and abundant pilosity (Fig. 3). For further description see Kempf (1961:402).
Distribution
Distribution and biology. - This is a widely distributed but generally uncommon species, found from Mexico to Argentina and Brazil. P. kuenckeli appears to have a preference for nesting in large dead branches, in somewhat open or seasonally dry forest. Its association with ant acacias is sporadic at best and based upon two records from Costa Rica: Emery (1891:168) reported a single specimen collected by Alfaro from a swollen-thom acacia, and Menozzi (1927b) recorded a collection by H. Schmidt from Acacia "spadicigera" (probably a misidentification of A. collinsii) near San Jose.
Taxon Treatment
- Ward, Philip S.; 1993: Systematic studies on Pseudomyrmex acacia-ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2: 158-159. doi
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