Dolichoderinae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Additional images:
MCZ syntype worker Azteca aurita silvae, face view (small, large), lateral view (small, large), mandibles (small, large), labels (large).
Range
Brazil, Colombia.
Identification
A member of the A. aurita group.
Queen
Measurements (n=2): HLA 1.28 (1.25-1.30), HW 1.11 (1.10-1.11), SL 1.21 (1.18-1.24), CI 87 (85-88), SI 95 (94-95).
Palpal formula 4,3; middle and hind tibia lacking apical spur; mandible strongly flattened, apical tooth much longer than penultimate tooth; medial clypeal lobe strongly convex and protruding, extending well beyond lateral clypeal lobes; head quadrate, sides flat and diverging posteriorly, posterior margin strongly angulate laterally, deeply excavate medially; petiolar node short, broadly triangular; scape, mandible, lateral margin of head anterior to compound eye, and legs covered with uniform vestiture of short, dense, white pilosity; lateral margin of head posterior to eye, posterior margin of head, mesosomal dorsum, petiolar dorsum, and gaster lacking erect setae; entire body orange, with smooth, highly polished and reflective surface.
Worker
Measurements (n=2): HLA 1.22 (1.11-1.32), HW 1.21 (1.11-1.30), SL 1.11 (1.03-1.19), CI 99 (98-100), SI 92 (90-93).
Currently indistinguishable from A. pilosula.
Comments
See additional discussion of A. aurita group.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu
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