Simopone amana Bolton & Fisher
Type location Gabon (Bolton
& Fisher, 2012: 18, not illustrated, worker) La Makandé, Forêt
des Abeilles, i-ii.1999 (A. Dejean) (BMNH) .
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HOLOTYPE WORKER. HL 0.78, HW 0.53, SL 0.24, EL 0.28, PW
0.38, AIIW 0.38, AIIL 0.40, AIIIW 0.48, AIIIL 0.48, WL 0.89, MFL 0.40,
CI 68, SI 45, EL/HW 0.53, EP 0.92, AIIW/AIIL 0.95, AIIIW/AIIIL 1.00.
With head in full-face view the outlines of the outer margins of the
eyes just fail to interrupt the outlines of the sides of the head. ES
0.25 and width of head across broadest part of eyes 0.52. Frontal
carinae extend back to level of anterior margins of eyes and are weakly
divergent posteriorly. Cephalic dorsum with scattered broad, shallow
punctures. Conspicuous ground sculpture is present between the eyes
that appears as longitudinal fine striolae; this ground sculpture fades
out behind the level of the eyes. Leading edge of scape with a few
setae, inclined toward the scape apex. Sides of head below and behind
eyes with projecting short setae, inclined anteriorly. Cephalic dorsum
with numerous short, curved setae and with a few pairs of longer setae
present; longest setae occur on the frontal carinae and above the eye.
Ventral surface of head with short setae. Mesosoma in dorsal view
narrowest across the mesonotum (maximum width 0.38), broadest across
the propodeum (maximum width 0.40). Anterior margin of pronotum weakly
marginate. Propodeum with a fine weak carina between dorsum and
declivity. Entire dorsum of mesosoma with widely spaced broad, shallow
punctures that are most widely spaced on the pronotum. Mesopleuron with
a few punctures and a distinct transverse sulcus. Propodeal declivity
smooth except for a narrow band of disorganised superficial sculpture
immediately below the dorsal carina. In profile, dorsal surfaces of
mesosoma and all abdominal tergites with numerous posteriorly curved
setae. Standing setae present on middle and hind tibiae. AII (petiole)
in dorsal view with a weak transverse carina both anteriorly and
posteriorly; sides very shallowly convex, almost straight, gradually
divergent posteriorly so that the width across the anterior margin is
noticeably less than across the posterior margin. Dorsum of AII with
large, shallow punctures. Tergite of AIII with similar but more crowded
punctures, so that some are adjacent; diameters of punctures always
greater than the distances between them. AII slightly longer than
broad, AIII as long as broad, AIV distinctly broader than long (width
0.54, length 0.47; AIVW/AIVL 1.15). Head capsule and body blackish
brown to black; scapes and funiculi light brown; femora and tibiae
brown.
Holotype worker, Gabon: (BMNH). |
The photomontage of the holotype worker is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent09027014
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