Paratrechina
bourbonica (Forel)
  Type location Réunion
Island (Prenolepis nodifera r bourbonica n. stirps,
Forel, 1886f: 210, all forms; raised to species Forel, 1891b: 82; in Paratrechina,
Emery, 1925b: 219)
junior synonyms
bengalensis (Prenolepis
bourbonica Forel r. bengalensis
n. stirps, Forel, 1894c: 408, illustrated male genitalia, all forms)
from India - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0910997
hawaiensis (Prenolepis
bourbonica Forel r. hawaïensis
nov. r., Forel, 1899a: 120, all forms) from Hawaii - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?name=casent0910998
skottsbergi (Prenolepis
(Nylanderia) bourbonica For. subsp. skottsbergi subsp. nov., Wheeler,
1922f: 318, worker) from Easter Island - no images on Antweb
(October 2014)
subspecies
amia (Prenolepis
(Nylanderia) bourbonica For. v. Amia n. v., Forel, 1913f: 197,
worker & queen) from Taiwan - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0910996
farquharensis (Prenolepis
bourbonica Forel var. farquharensis
var. nov., Forel, 1907d: 92, worker) from Madagascar - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0101973
ngasiyana (Prenolepis
bourbonica Forel subsp N'gasiyana
n. subsp., Forel, 1907g: 87, worker) from Comoro Island - no
images on Antweb (October 2014)
all forms described  .
Note: It appears Terayama (1999: 61) raised Paratrechina amia Forel to species.
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Forel's (1886f) description is at  ;
his (1894c) description of bengalensis, with
extracts of a key to Indian Prenolepis, is at  ;
his (1907g) description of ngasiyana, which with TL
= 2 mm seems too small to be other than a separate species, type TL =
2.5-3.0 mm; and report of
the type from Pemba Island, is at  .
Mayr's (1870a) illustrated description of Prenolepis nodifera
is at  ; this is listed under Nylanderia
by LaPolla et al. (2010) but Mayr noted the
mandibles as punctate and subtly striated, a separation feature in the
LaPolla key; the illustration also looks closer to Prenolepis
and the comment by Mayr that the alitrunk was narrowed strongly between
the mesonotum and the raised strongly convex metanotum (propodeum).
Reported from Pemba Island, Tanzania,
by Forel (1907g) - presumably just as a tramp species.
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 The
photomontage of a worker from Réunion, is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0101309
Also shown as bourbonica in LaPolla,
Hawkes & Fisher (2012). In their key they separate from it P. vaga and P. umbella
1. Dorsal face of propodeum much shorter than
declivitous face; in lateral view, propodeum lower than remainder of
dorsum, dorsallyangular or gently rounded.
2. More than 10 erect macrosetae [erect hairs] present
on each scape.
3. Dark brown colour overall.
4. Having a dense layer of pubescence on the
mesopleuron [not very obvious on the type]. The other two species
have no or sparse pubescence on the mesopleuron.
They provide no records of either bourbonica or vaga and state they are not are
endemic to Africa.
On umbella
which they report as a new species from Cameroun and Uganda, they give
HW < 0.51 mm HL 0.59-0.61 EL 0.14-0.16 SL 0.62-0.64 PW
0.35-0.38 CI 80-84 EI 23-37 SI 123-130
Head, alitrunk and gaster
dark brown, contrasting with yellowish-brown appendages; propodeum
profile angular with a short dorsum. [see CASENT0179583]
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 The
photomontage of a male from Réunion, is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0101310
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Paratrechina bourbonica
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PZ
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30.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; nuit, à vue,
Sipo trap on tree at mid-trunk, camp de base lac 1, samuel
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4
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Paratrechina bourbonica
B Taylor det.
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Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Sample 3
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30.viii.2008
Molyko
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
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aphid survey
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1
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Paratrechina bourbonica
B Taylor det. |
Sudan
Awatif Omer
2014.09
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Wad alaieiz
Sinjah
13˚09'0" N
33˚56'0" E
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transect
large and small workers
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2
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Paratrechina bourbonica
B Taylor det. |
Sudan
Awatif Omer
2014.11
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Wad alaieiz
Sinjah
13˚09'0" N
33˚56'0" E
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transect |
1
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Paratrechina bourbonica
B Taylor det. |
Sudan
Awatif Omer
2014.19
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Wad alaieiz
Sinjah
13˚09'0" N
33˚56'0" E
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transect |
1
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Paratrechina bourbonica
B Taylor det. |
Sudan
Awatif Omer
2014.24
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Wad alaieiz
Sinjah
13˚09'0" N
33˚56'0" E
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transect |
1
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Paratrechina bourbonica
B Taylor det. |
Sudan
Awatif Omer
2014.30
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Wad alaieiz
Sinjah
13˚09'0" N
33˚56'0" E
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transect |
2
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from the Central
African Republic; collector P Annoyer (CAR PZ).
All four specimens have the following approximate sizes:
HL 0.70, HW 0.60, SL 0.78, EL 0.15, PW 0.40; CI 79, SI 140, EI 28
They are consistently larger than Paratrechina umbella and do not
have the
contrasting colour of appendages, albeit the scapes and tibia are
lighter.
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 The
photomontage is of a second worker from the Central
African Republic.
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 The
photomontage is of a third worker from the Central
African Republic.
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 The
photomontage is of a fourth worker from the Central
African Republic.
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 The photomontage is of a
relatively large worker from Cameroun; Molyko; A Fotso Kuate
(sample 3).
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 The photomontage is of a
smaller worker from Cameroun; Molyko; A Fotso Kuate (sample 3).
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 The photomontage is of a
relatively large worker from Sudan; Wad alaieiz; Awatif Omer
(2014.09).
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 The photomontage is of a
smaller worker from from Sudan; Wad alaieiz; Awatif Omer
(2014.09).
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