Odontomachus simillimus Smith

Fisher, B. L. & Smith, M. A., 2008, A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., PLoS ONE 3, pp. 1-23 : 15-16

publication ID

21401

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3509147

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Odontomachus simillimus Smith
status

 

Odontomachus simillimus Smith View in CoL View at ENA   HNS :

Figures: worker 12a,b, 13b; queen 12c,d; male 12e,f;

Type material:

Odontomachus simillimus Smith, 1858: 80 View in CoL   HNS [ 31] View Cited Treatment . Type locality: Fiji Islands [not examined]. Junior synonym of haematodus   HNS by Roger, 1861: 24 [ 26]; revived from synonymy by Wilson, 1959: 499 [ 32].

Odontomachus haematoda var. breviceps, Crawley, 1915: 239   HNS [ 33]. Type locality: Christmas Island, Australia ( BMNH) [not examined]. Synonymized with simillimus   HNS by Brown, 1976: 106 [ 1].

Odontomachus haematodes var. fuscipennis Forel 1913: 19   HNS [ 34].Type locality: Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (MNHB?) [not examined]. Synonymized with simillimus   HNS by Wilson, 1959: 499 [ 32].

Ponera pallidicornis Smith, F. 1860: 73   HNS [ 35] View Cited Treatment . Type locality: Makassar, Celebes ( BMNH) [not examined] . Synonymized with simillimus   HNS by Brown, 1976: 106 [ 1].

Worker measurements: maximum and minimum based on n = 10 from Madagascar: HL 2.33-2.63, HW (across vertex) 1.64- 2.03, HW (across upper eye margin) 1.77-2.06, CI 75-81, EL 0.20-0.23, ML 1.14-1.28, MI 48-51, SL 2.16-2.43, SI 109-123, WL 2.62-3.06. FL 2.29-2.56, PW 1.02-1.24.

Queen measurements: maximum and minimum based on n = 5 from Madagascar: HL 2.37-2.55, HW (across vertex) 1.79- 2.03, HW (across upper eye margin) 1.87-2.13, CI 79-84, EL 0.49-0.53, ML 1.17-1.30, MI 49-52, SL 2.15-2.38, SI 111-118, WL 3.13-3.19. FL 2.36-2.58.

Male measurements: maximum and minimum based on n = 1 from Madagascar: HL 0.89, HW 1.19, CI 133, EL 0.59, SL 0.19, SI 16, WL 2.44. FL 1.73.

Worker diagnosis: Workers and males are very similar in morphology and size to troglodytes   HNS Bivariate plots of metric measurements did not distinguish the two species. Workers and queen have fine, glossy dorsal striation on head and mesosoma. Metasternal process low and rounded (Fig. 13b). Metasternal process can be viewed in mounted specimens by removing a hind leg and coxa. Brown [ 1] provides a description and additional references.

Distribution and biology. Known though most of the literature as " O. haematodes   HNS " (Linnaeus) 1758 which is a different species. Forel's [ 25:159] record of " O. haematodes   HNS " from Seychelles, Mahe most likely refers to simillimus   HNS .

Found in clearings and secondary growth throughout the IndoPacific. The records from the Seychelles clearly represent an introduction. O. simillimus   HNS is not known from Madagascar and may have difficulty in establishing on Madagascar because of the presence of the morphologically and ecologically similar O. troglodytes   HNS .

CO1. The average within species CO1 divergence for O. simillimus   HNS was 3.212% with much variation between islands (Max 5.786, SE = 0.273). Importantly, although bivariate plots of worker measurements do not reliably separate O. simillimus   HNS from the ecologically similar O. troglodytes   HNS , the two species are, on average, 7-8% divergent within the CO1 barcode.

Diagnostic barcoding loci. O. simillimus   HNS : C-265, T-267, T- 528.

Specimens examined for Odontomachus simillimus   HNS :

Additional details are provided for the specimens from Seychelles.

INDONESIA: Irian Jaya, Maffin Bay ; PT. Freeport Concession, Siewa Camp ; PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Los Negros, Admiralty Islands ; Milne Bay, Morobe , Finschhafen , Biak Island ; PHILIPPINES: Leyte, Tacloban ; SEYCHELLES: Silhouette Island, Grande Barbe , 7/22-23/ 2000, J.Gerlach GoogleMaps CASC ; Silhouette Island, Jardin Marron , 7/5/2000, J.Gerlach GoogleMaps CASC CASC1 GB1 ; SOLOMON ISLANDS: Kungana Bay, Rennell Island ; Guadalcanal, Tenaru River ; Kungana Bay, Rennell Island , Anuda Island ; NW end of Bellona Island ; Tevia Bay, Vanikoro Island , Santa Cruz Islands ; Mohawk Bay, Matema Island , Santa Cruz Islands , Pavuvu , Russell Island ; VANUATU: Espiritu Santo Island .

BMNH

United Kingdom, London, The Natural History Museum [formerly British Museum (Natural History)]

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Odontomachus

Loc

Odontomachus simillimus Smith

Fisher, B. L. & Smith, M. A. 2008
2008
Loc

Odontomachus haematoda var. breviceps

Crawley WC 1915: 15
1915
Loc

Odontomachus haematodes var. fuscipennis

Forel A 1913: 19
1913
Loc

Ponera pallidicornis

Smith F 1860: 73
1860
Loc

Odontomachus simillimus

Smith F 1858: 80
1858
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