Tapinoma dabashanica, Seifert & Kaufmann & Fraysse, 2024

Seifert, Bernhard, Kaufmann, Bernard & Fraysse, Lorenzo, 2024, A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic species of the ant genus Tapinoma Mayr 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 5435 (1), pp. 1-74 : 65

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5435.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:121D0891-6348-49DB-B96D-7EE0CC6E62D3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10955063
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/945A3D69-FFF7-FFD8-8394-AC86FE64FC78
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Tapinoma dabashanica
status	sp. nov.

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Tapinoma dabashanica n.sp.

Etymology: referring to the mountain range Daba Shan where the type sample was collected.

Type material: Holotype plus 2 paratype worker on the same pin labeled “ China Chongging Dabashan MtR S Gaoguan N 31.819 E 108.902 1590 m asl 2010-05-18 Belousov Kabak & Korolev Chi 2010 182b”; depository SMN Görlitz.

Geographic range. Only known from the type locality.

Diagnosis:— Worker ( Tab. 7, Figs. 14-16 View FIGURE 14 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 ): All shape ratios given below are given in the sequence arithmetic mean [minimum, maximum]. Small-sized, CS 650 [628, 665]. Head elongated CL/CW 1.160 [1.147, 1.182]. Postocular distance medium-sized, PoOc/CL 0.411 [0.409, 0.413]. Anteromedian clypeal excision wider than deep, ExCly/ CS 4.38 [4.25, 4.58]%, ExClyW 8.38 [8.11, 8.82]%. The margin of clypeal excision forms a sharp cuticular edge being at same level as the adjacent clypeal surface. Sum of pubescence hairs and smaller setae protruding at a few micron across margin of clypeal excision low, nExCly 3.67 [3.0, 4.0]. Posterior margin of head in full face view not excavated, ExOcc/ CS 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]%. Scape moderately elongated, SL/ CS 0.991 [0.987, 0.994]. Minimum distance of the inner margins of antennal socket rings medium-sized, dAN 0.300 [0.297, 0.304]. Eye rather long, EL/ CS 0.298 [0.295, 0.303]. Dorsal profile of mesonotum and of propodeum more strongly convex, metanotal depression rather deep, MGr/ CS 2.57 [1.79, 3.62]%. Mesosoma relatively thickset, MW / CS 0.682 [0.658, 0.704], ML / CS 1.293 [1.263, 1.315]. Second funiculus segment short, Fu2L/ CS 12.79 [12.60, 12.91]%, IFu2 1.357 [1.333, 1.380]. Head, mesosoma and gaster covered by a rather dense pubescence. Anterior margin of clypeus with few short standing setae. Remaining surface of head capsule and dorsal mesosoma without standing setae, such are present on mandibles and coxae. Head, mesosoma, gaster, antennal scape, femora and tibiae dark brown. Tarsae, metatarsae and funiculus segments pale yellowish brown GoogleMaps .