Syscia truncata, Longino & Branstetter, 2021

Longino, John T. & Branstetter, Michael G., 2021, Integrating UCE Phylogenomics With Traditional Taxonomy Reveals a Trove of New World Syscia Species (Formicidae: Dorylinae), Insect Systematics and Diversity 5 (2), No. 2, pp. 1-51 : 38

Syscia truncata , New Species

Figure 10 (map, worker), S68 (holotype worker)

Holotype: 1 worker, HONDURAS, Gracias a Dios: Las Marias , 15.70854 −84.86252 ± 20m, 80m, 9-Jun-2010, tropical rainforest, ex sifted leaf litter (LLAMA, Wa-C-07-2-34) [CASC, unique specimen identifier CASENT0644352] . PARATYPES: same data as holotype [worker: DZUP, JTLC, MCZC, UCD, USNM].

Figures

Fig. 10. Distribution map, face view, lateral view of petiole-AIV, and dorsal view of AIII-AIV of Syscia jennierussae (holotype worker), S. persimilis (holotype worker), S. JTL018 (worker, JTLC000013995), S. machaquila (holotype worker), S. murillocruzae (holotype worker), S. truncata (holotype worker), S. JTL084 (worker, FMNHINS0000095760), S. JTL050 (worker, CASENT0249320), S. JTL082 (worker, CASENT0617700), and S. honduriana (lectotype worker). Species are in order of mean HW, which is shown in the lower left of the distribution map. Scale bars 0.2 mm. On distribution maps, red dots are sites with UCE sequence data. Red boxes are type locality.