Macromischa aculeata, Mayr, G., 1866
publication ID |
4365 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6294526 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8DDAE891-8886-4395-BC08-F90AFA4ACEC3 |
treatment provided by |
Christiana |
scientific name |
Macromischa aculeata |
status |
n. sp. |
M. aculeata View in CoL HNS n. sp.
Operaria: Long. 4 mm. Castanea, abdomine fusco, abstante albido-pilosa, haud pubescens; mandibulae striolatae, apice sublaeves, prope marginem masticatorium serie punctorum; clypeus deplanatus longitudinaliter rugosus, medio laevigatus, tenuissime coriaceo-rugulosus, margine antico paulo emarginata; laminae frontales angustissimae, antice latiores; funiculi clava distincte triarticulata; frons, vertex antice et capitis latera haud dense rude et longitudinaliter rugosa, vertex postice rude reticulato-rugosus; thorax rude longitudinaliter rugosus, sutura meso-metanotali paulo impressa; pronotum postice utrimque obtuse angulatum; metanotum spinis duabus longis, parte metanoti basali fere duplo longioribus, oblique sursum et postice versus directis; petioli segmentum primum nitidum antice tenuiter petiolatum et sublaeve, postice nodo elevato transverso parte antica petiolata breviori, longitudinaliter rugoso et subtilissime coriaceo-ruguloso, segmentum secundum, subglobosum, sublaeve et nitidum.; abdomen nitidum et laevissimum; pedes pilis abstantibus, albicantibus.
Von der Goldkueste in Afrika.
Diese Art hat habituell viele Aehnlichkeit mit Myrmica laevinodis HNS , unterscheidet sich aber, ausser dem generischen Charakter, besonders durch den flachen Clypeus, durch die langen, duennen, nadeifoermigen Dornen des Metanotum und durch den ziemlich langen, duennen stielfoermigen vorderen Theil des ersten Stielchensegmentes.
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