Anochetus pattersoni
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Anochetus
Name
Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, B. L., 2008 – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
- Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, B. L., 2008, PLoS ONE 3: 13-13.
Description
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A1B9370B-2286-41D0-8E28- 335C3514A76A Figures: worker 7a-d; queen 7e,f; male 7g,h, 8d
Materials Examined
Seychelles Settlement S.M.Goodman Seychelles Settlement S.M.Goodman
Description
Worker measurements: maximum and minimum based on all specimens, n = 8, (holotype): HL 1.32-1.40 (1.40), HW 1.25- 1.31 (1.31), CI 93-95 (94), EL 0.20-0.26 (0.23), ML 0.67-0.72 (0.72), MI 50-51 (51), SL 1.07-1.15 (1.15) SI 85-88 (88), WL 1.62-1.79 (1.78), FL 1.11-1.20 (1.19), PW 0.70-0.76 (0.74). Queen measurements: maximum and minimum based on n= 1. HL 1.31, HW 1.29, CI 99, EL 0.30, ML 0.64, MI 49, SL 1.05, SI 81, WL 1.81, FL 1.15, PW 0.79. Male measurements: maximum and minimum based on n = 2 from Madagascar: HL 0.86-0.87, HW 1.07-1.10, CI 124- 126, EL 0.65-0.67, SL 0.18, SI 17, WL 1.72-1.77, FL 1.21-1.26
Diagnosis
Worker Diagnosis: Dorsal margin of petiole node concave medially (not visible in figures of the workers but easily seen in the queen in Figure 7f.) Anterior portion of pronotal dorsum lightly sculptured compared to posterior portion of pronotum. Propodeal dorsum and angle transversely coarsely rugose, declivitous face below angle with transverse striae, with sculpture thinning near base of face; propodeum angulate in lateral view. Petiole scale broad; anterior half of first gastral tergum smooth and shiny with only fine punctures at base of setae. This species is most similar to the graeffei a widespread species across the Indo-Pacific, but differs from the latter by the pattern of sculpture on the mesosomal dorsum, shape the petiole (concave), broader petiole node as seen in lateral view, and its much larger size (HL+ML 1.99-2.12 mm in pattersoniHNS,HL+ML<1.75 mm in graeffei).
Distribution
Distribution and biology. This species is limited to the Aldabra group islands with most collections from Isle Picard. References and records to Anochetus madagascarensisHNS [e.g. Forel 25:159] most likely refer to this species. No other species of AnochetusHNS have been recorded from the Seychelles. Males have been collected in Malaise traps, and a queen with clear wing scares.
Diagnosis
Diagnostic barcoding loci: A. pattersoniHNS: G-183, G-264, A- 399, A-489, A-505, A-552.
Materials Examined
Seychelles South Island V. Spaull Seychelles Isle Picard P. Mundel Seychelles Mar- P.Mundel Seychelles Settlement Seychelles W.F.Humphreys Seychelles Ile Polymnie Seychelles W.F.Humphreys Seychelles Cosmoledo J.Gerlach Seychelles Aldabra J.Gerlach Seychelles J.Gerlach Seychelles Picard K.Mach & O.Maurel Seychelles Picard K.Mach & O.Maurel
Taxon Treatment
- Fisher, B. L.; Smith, M. A.; 2008: A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., PLoS ONE 3: 13-13. doi
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