Myrmoteras indicum Moffett, 1985

Bharti, Himender & Akbar, Shahid Ali, 2014, Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India, J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2), pp. 71-80 : 74

Myrmoteras indicum Moffett, 1985 ( Figs. 13-21 )

Diagnosis: M. indicum belongs to subgenus Myagroteras and is characterized by the labrum having rounded anterior margin with pair of short conspicuous hairs instead of long trigger hairs (characteristic of subgenus Myrmoteras ), strongly developed frontal sulcus and relatively longer mandibles (ML 1.20). M. indicum shares most affinities with M. bakeri Wheeler, 1919 and M. diastematum Moffett, 1985 . M. indicum can be distinguished from M. bakeri by having a single apical denticles and relatively slender tibiae (TWI <21) and from M. diastematum by the lack of wide sulcus between the clypeus and head capsule; and from both species by the reduced palpal segmentation. See Moffett (1985; Pages. 37-39, Figs. 4 , 7-10 , 27, 30, Map 2).

Figures

Figs. 13-14. M. indicum worker. 13. body in profile. 14. body in dorsal view.

Figs. 9, 18. Heads in frontal view, gyne; 9. M. brachygnathum; 18. M. indicum gyne.

Figs. 16-17. M. indicum gyne. 16. body in profile. 17. body in dorsal view.

Figs. 19-20. M. indicum male. 19. body in profile. 20. body in dorsal view.

Figs. 12, 21. Heads in frontal view, male; 12. M. brachygnathum; 21. M. indicum.

Figs. 4-5. M. brachygnathum worker. 4. body in profile. 5. body in dorsal view.

Figs. 7-8. M. brachygnathum gyne. 7. body in profile. 8. body in dorsal view.

Figs. 10-11. M. brachygnathum male. 10. body in profile. 11. body in dorsal view.