Probolomyrmex boliviensis (Agosti, D. 1995)
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Probolomyrmex
Name
Probolomyrmex boliviensis Agosti, D., 1995 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Probolomyrmex boliviensis Agosti, D., 1995, Journal of the New York Entomological Society 102: 432-433.
Materials Examined
BOLIVIA Rurrenabaque W. M. Mann
Description
FEMALE. HL 0.67 - 0.70, HW 0.45 - 0.5, SL 0.47 - 0.61, TL 0.98 - 1.06, CI 65 - 69, SI 105 - 123, Figures 1 - 2 (3 examined). WORKER. HL 0.68 - 0.82, HW 0.42 - 0.47, SL 0.50 - 0.64, TL 0.96 - 1.25, CI 57 - 62, SI 119 - 136, Figures 3 - 4 (15 examined).
Materials Examined
PANAMA Canal Zone R. W. & W. Taylor PANAMA Gamboa COLOMBIA Magdalena C. Kugler PERU Cuzco Amazonico S. P. Cover & J. Tobin
Discussion
Comments. This is the largest of the South American species. It is easily diagnosed by the combination of its mesosoma size, the short scape and the very distinct sculpture. The synonymy could be confirmed through a series of workers and females. The biology of boliviensisHNS is described in detail by Taylor (1965), but many questions such as nutritional base need to be answered. This species occurs in rainforests of northern South America, from Panama to Bolivia.
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: 432-433. doi
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