Parasyscia ganeshaiahi Aswaj et al, 2021

Chen, Zhilin, Liang, Cuijun & Du, Congcong, 2022, Revision of Chinese species of the ant genus Parasyscia Emery, 1882 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae), Zootaxa 5196 (3), pp. 301-330 : 316

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5196.3.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AC077DDE-B1ED-4546-B8EB-2AE5AB57C083

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7235019

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4D0D87F2-FF94-FFA8-FF14-99FEE8B969CE

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Plazi

scientific name

Parasyscia ganeshaiahi Aswaj et al, 2021
status

 

Parasyscia ganeshaiahi Aswaj et al, 2021

(New record in China)

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Parasyscia ganeshaiahi Aswaj et al, 2021: 63 View Cited Treatment , figs. 1, 2A–F (w.) INDIA (Arunachal Pradesh). [Holotype worker images examined from Aswaj et al, 2021].

Other material examined. CHINA: Guangxi: Guilin City, Ziyuan County, Maoershan Antangping , 1442.85 m, 25.9047° N, 110.4669° E, 9.VII.2019, Gaosong Huang leg., No. GXNU GoogleMaps 192821 [4 workers, GXNU] ; Guangxi: Guilin City, Maoershan , 29.VIII.2019, Zhilin Chen leg., No. G 194044 [4 workers, GXNU] ; Gaungxi: Guilin City , Longsheng County, Huaping Village , 1100 m, 25.0065° N, 109.9075° E, 11.VIII.2019, Zhilin Chen leg., No. GXNU GoogleMaps 1940078 [1 worker, GXNU] ; Guangxi: Chongzuo City, Zuozhou Town, Pairu , 222 m, 22.56° N, 107.41° E, 11. VI GoogleMaps .2016, Zhilin Chen leg., No. G160047 [1 worker, GXNU] ; Hainan: Qiongzhong Town, Limushan , 681 m, 19.14° N, 109.71° E, 4. IV.2016, Zhilin Chen leg., No. G 160131 [1 worker, GXNU] GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Concolorous species, whole body yellow brown. Head distinctly longer than broad, lateral margins convergent anteriorly and posteriorly, with straight posterior margin and angular posterolateral corners. Eyes reduced, maximum diameter smaller than basal funiculus, ommatidial edge ambiguous. Petiole in lateral view trapezoidal, with steep anterior and posterior margin. Head, dorsum of mesosoma and petiole with deep and coarse puncta; dorsum of first gastral segment deeply foveolate-reticulate.

Workers. HL 0.60–0.65, HW 0.45–0.51, CI 75–80, SL 0.25–0.30, SI 50–67, ED 0.10–0.12, MSL 0.70–0.85, PW 0.32–0.36, PL 0.30, PH 0.38–0.40, DPW 0.32–0.34, LPI 110–123, DPI 106–113, TL 2.66–3.16 (n=8).

Notes. The specimens of P. ganeshaiahi from China exactly match the original description of Aswaj et al (2021), except for the following features: in full-face view head subrectangular, lateral margins convergent anteriorly and posteriorly, posterior margin straight; in lateral view, subpetiolar process of petiole rectangular, with anteroventral corner rounded and posteroventral corner obtuse-angulate, and ventral margin straight.

This species is most likely to be confused with P. wighti , but is easily differentiated from the latter by antennae with 11 segments, subpetiolar process rectangular, anteroventral corner rounded and posteroventral corner obtuseangulate, body yellow brown.

Distribution. China (Hainan, Guangxi), India.

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

SubFamily

Dorylinae

Genus

Parasyscia

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Parasyscia ganeshaiahi Aswaj et al, 2021

Chen, Zhilin, Liang, Cuijun & Du, Congcong 2022
2022
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