Rasopone guatemalensis, Longino, John T. & Branstetter, Michael G., 2020

Longino, John T. & Branstetter, Michael G., 2020, Phylogenomic Species Delimitation, Taxonomy, and ‘ Bird Guide’ Identification for the Neotropical Ant Genus Rasopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (2), No. 1, pp. 1-33 : 23

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixaa004

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0DE2398D-199F-40A7-8207-91148630CD76

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847146

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8ADF3C2C-761B-4BD8-BC4A-E74B563BF801

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:8ADF3C2C-761B-4BD8-BC4A-E74B563BF801

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Rasopone guatemalensis
status

sp. nov.

Rasopone guatemalensis New Species

( Fig. 8 View Fig ; Supp Figs. S14 and S15 [online only])

(Zoobank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8ADF3C2C-761B-4BD8-BC4A-E74B563BF801 )

HOLOTYPE: Guatemala, Suchitepéquez: Refugio El Quetzal , 14.55483 −91.19299 ± 50 m, 1,838 m, 15-vi-2009, oak forest, ex sifted leaf litter, R. S. Anderson, RSA2009-102 [ CAS, unique specimen identifier CASENT0611754 ] GoogleMaps . PARATYPES: same data as holotype [1 worker, DZUP, CASENT0644547 ; 1 worker, JTLC, CASENT0644546 ; 1 worker, MCZC, CASENT0644544 ; 1 worker, UCD, CASENT0644545 ; 1 worker, UNAM, CASENT0644548 ] GoogleMaps ; same data except 14.54967 −91.19357 ± 50 m, 1,641 m, mixed hardwood forest, RSA 2009-103 [1 worker, UVGC, CASENT0611773 ] GoogleMaps ; 4 km S Vol. Atitlán , 14.54992 −91.18999 ± 50 m, 1,625 m, 15-vi- 2009, cloud forest, ex sifted leaf litter, LLAMA, Wa-B-09-1-46 [1 dealate queen, CAS, CASENT0612926 ] GoogleMaps ; 14.55103 −91.1935 ± 306 m, 1,750 m, 15-vi-2009, Wm-B-09-2-01 [1 worker, USNM, CASENT0611836 ] GoogleMaps .

Geographic range. Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala.

Diagnosis. Montane; mandible smooth and shining or very faintly striate; anterior clypeal margin truncate; side of head bare or with few, inconspicuous setae; petiolar node tapering, scale-like. One species is within geographic and size range of R. guatemalensis :

Rasopone politognatha ( Fig. 9 View Fig ; Supp Figs. S28 and S29 [online only]): petiole less scale-like; head broader (mean CI 92 vs 86).

Measurements, worker: HW 1.11 (1.05–1.23, 9); HL 1.29 (1.20– 1.43, 9); SL 0.97 (0.94–1.00, 3); PTH 0.75 (0.72–0.79, 9); PTL 0.43 (0.39–0.46, 9); CI 86 (82–89, 9); SI 86 (85–87, 3); PTI 56 (52–61, 9). Measurements, queen: HW 1.11 (1.06–1.16, 2); HL 1.25 (1.22– 1.28, 2); SL 0.95 (0.91–0.99, 2); PTH 0.75 (0.71–0.79, 2); PTL 0.42 (0.42–0.43, 2); CI 89 (87–90, 2); SI 86 (85–86, 2); PTI 57 (54–59, 2).

Biology

This species occurs in cloud forest habitats, with a known elevational range of 1,270 –1,850 m. Habitats include pine and oak forests, and diverse mesophyll forests. All known specimens are from Winkler and Berlese samples of forest floor litter and rotten wood. Most specimens are workers, but two dealate queens are known.

Comments

UCE and COI results support this species delimitation.

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

CAS

California Academy of Sciences

DZUP

Universidade Federal do Parana, Colecao de Entomologia Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure

UCD

University of California, Davis

UNAM

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

UVGC

Collecion de Artropodos

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Rasopone

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