Myrmelachista ambigua Forel 1893

Formicinae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


worker face view

worker lateral view

Above images are of holotype.

Additional images: Holotype worker, antenna (small), (large); dorsal view (small), (large); label (large).

Range

St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles.

Identification

Natural History

Comments

Examination of holotype worker, 28 January 2006:

Maxillary palpus 5-segmented; mandible nearly smooth, with faint etchings; in face view, erect setae projecting from posterior margin and a short distance down lateral margins of head; scapes and legs with abundant erect setae; dorsal margin of petiole emarginate, with long erect setae.

Measurements: HL 0.563, HW 0.550, SL 0.293, EL 0.112, CI 98, SI 53, OI 20.

See additional comments under ramulorum.

Literature Cited


Page author:

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu


Date of this version: 20 March 2006.
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