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Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India
No full textBharti, Himender, Akbar, Shahid Ali (2014): Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India. J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2): 71-80, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.357358
Myrmoteras agostii Bharti & Akbar 2014, sp.n.
No full textMyrmoteras agostii sp.n. (Figs. 1 - 3) Type material. Holotype and paratype (worker). INDIA: KERALA: Periyar tiger reserve, Manalar, 9 o 35`N, 77 o 18`E, 1630m a.m.s.l., 24.x.2011, hand picking, Coll. Shahid A. Akbar. Holotype and paratype deposited in PUAC. Measurements (holotype in brackets): TL 4.52-4.62(4.62), HW 1.03-1.05(1.05), HL 0.88-0.90(0.90), CI 116-117(116), ML 1.19-1.20(1.20), MI 133-135(133), SL 1.09-1.12(1.12), SI 105-106(106), EL 0.24-0.27(0.27), HFL 1.25-1.27(1.27), PTL 0.21-0.22(0.22), TWI 14-15(15), WL 1.24-1.27(1.27), EI 23-25(25), GL 1.00-1.01(1.01), PW 0.58-0.60 (0.60) (n=2). Description. Head 0.15 × as broad as long; blunt ridge on temple separates flat anterior from slightly convex posterior face; medial frontal sulcus deeply impressed posteriorly reaching anterior ocellus and anteriorly up to margin of frons; clypeus with anterior margin concave and posteriomedially prominently elevated; mandibles long with 14 teeth consisting of 4 large and 10 small teeth (mandibular teeth count include the preapical and apical denticles); maxillary palp 5- and labial with 3-segmented. Antennal scrobes indistinct; antennae with slender funiculus, each segment about 2x as long as broad. Mesosoma. Pronotum with high convex summit, higher than mesonotum; metanotum groove conspicuously impressed; propodeum highly convex. Legs with middle and hind tibiae slender. Metasoma. Petiole node moderately thick with steep anterior and posterior faces; ventral outline of petiole beneath the node convex. Gaster small and rounded. Sculpture. Head and occiput mostly smooth and shiny; three to four rugae originating posterio-medially of torulus; frons, temples and vertex smooth and shiny; mandibles smooth. Mesonotum dorsally with longitudinal rugae; propodeum with transverse striations. Gaster smooth and shiny. Vestiture. Body pilosity prominent, erect hairs (ca. 0.15mm) distributed evenly throughout its surface; body surface also with short suberect hairs. Apical funicular segments, mandibles and legs with small standing hairs. Colour. Body largely light brown. Legs, antennae, palpi and mandibles yellow; gaster pale yellow. Etymology. The species is named in honor of Donat Agosti for his contributions to the genus Myrmoteras Forel. Differential diagnosis. The new species shares most affinities with M. tonboli Agosti, 1992. The two species can be easily separated from each other by combination of following characters: In M. agostii sp.n., body is light brown coloured, mesonotum without any transverse rugae; propodeum and metanotum dorsally with transverse striations; pilosity prominent throughout the body, and mandibles relatively shorter (ML 1.20, MI 135) whilst M. tonboli, the body dark brown coloured; mesonotum dorsally with transverse rugae; propodeum dorsally smooth and shiny; pilosity reduced, and mandibles relatively longer (ML 1.64, MI 164). The new species is also somewhat close to M. cuneonodum Xu, 1998. The two species can be easily separated from each other by combination of following characters. In M. cuneonodum, head dorsum medially finely rugose, gena with short oblique rugae and petiolar node in lateral view with vertical anterior face and steep posterior slope; ventral outline of petiole beneath the node concave whilst M. agostii sp.n., head dorsum medially smooth, gena smooth and petiole node thick with steep anterior and posterior faces; ventral outline of petiole beneath the node convex.Published as part of Bharti, Himender & Akbar, Shahid Ali, 2014, Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India, pp. 71-80 in J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2) on pages 72-73, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.357358
Myrmoteras moffetti Bharti & Akbar 2014, sp. n.
No full textMyrmoteras moffetti sp. n. (Figs. 22-24) Type material. Holotype and 2 paratypes (worker): INDIA: KERALA: Periyar tiger reserve, Thanikkudy, 9 o.30`N, 77 o.16`E, 1003m a.m.s.l., 15.x.2011, hand picking method, Coll. Shahid A. Akbar. Holotype and paratype in PUAC, one paratype will be deposited in BMNH. Measurements (Holotype in brackets). TL 4.90-5,03(5.03), HW 1.01-1.04(1.03), HL 0.92-0.94(0.94), CI 109-110(109), ML 1.50-1.52(1.52), MI 161-163(161), SL 1.03-1.05(1.04), SI 100-101(100), PTL 0.16-0.18(0.18), EL 0.27-0.29(0.29), HFL 1.10-1.13(1.13), TWI 18-19(19), WL 1.32-1.35 (1.35), EI 26-28(28), GL 1.00-1.04(1.04), PW 0.65-0.67(0.68) (n=3). Description. Head 0.09× as broad as long; blunt ridge on temple separates flat anterior from slightly convex posterior face; medial frontal sulcus deeply impressed posteriorly reaching anterior ocellus and anteriorly up to margin of frons; clypeus with anterior margin concave and posteriomedially prominently elevated; mandibles long with 14 teeth consisting of 5 large and 9 small teeth (mandibular teeth count include the preapical and apical denticles); maxillary palp with 5- and labial palp 3-segmented. Antennal scrobes indistinct; antennae with slender funiculus, each segment about 2× as long as broad. Mesosoma. Pronotum with summit gently convex, slightly higher than mesonotum; metanotum groove conspicuously impressed; propodeum feebly convex and with summit virtually level with mesothorax. Legs with middle and hind tibiae slender. Metasoma. Petiole node moderately thick with anterior face straight and posterior face less steep and curving gently into summit; summit rounded and moderately wide. Gaster small and rounded. Sculpture. Mandibles smooth. Head and occiput smooth and shiny, with the exception of three to four rugae originating posteriomedially of torulus. Frons, temples and vertex smooth and shiny. Pronotum smooth and shiny; mesonotum, metanotum and propodeum strongly granulo-rugose; gaster smooth and shiny. Vestiture. Body pilosity reduced; moderate, short suberect hairs distributed evenly throughout the body. Head with the longest hair, ca. 0.15mm. Apical funicular segments, mandibles and legs with small standing hairs. Colour. Body uniformly dark brown. Mandibles and antennae yellow with tint of brown; palpi yellow. Legs largely yellow with trochanter brown. Etymology. The species is named in honor of Mark Moffett, for his contributions to the genus Myrmoteras Forel. Differential diagnosis. M. moffetti sp. n. is similar to M. bakeri Wheeler, 1919 in most of the characters but, differs from the later species mainly by following characters: body dark brown; mandibles with 14 teeth with two apical denticles, pronotum smooth and shiny without longitudinal rugae, dorsum of mesothorax granulo-rugose and relatively slender tibiae (TWI 23). The new species also shares some affinities with another Indian species M. indicum. However, the two species are easily separated by combination of characters provided in the key.Published as part of Bharti, Himender & Akbar, Shahid Ali, 2014, Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India, pp. 71-80 in J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2) on pages 74-75, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.357358
Figs. 13-14. M. indicum worker. 13 in Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India
No full textFigs. 13-14. M. indicum worker. 13. body in profile. 14. body in dorsal view.Published as part of Bharti, Himender & Akbar, Shahid Ali, 2014, Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India, pp. 71-80 in J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2) on page 77, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.357358
Figs. 12, 21 in Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India
No full textFigs. 12, 21. Heads in frontal view, male; 12. M. brachygnathum; 21. M. indicum.Published as part of Bharti, Himender & Akbar, Shahid Ali, 2014, Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India, pp. 71-80 in J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2) on page 78, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.357358
Figs. 25-26. M. scabrum worker. 25 in Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India
No full textFigs. 25-26. M. scabrum worker. 25. body in profile. 26. body in dorsal view.Published as part of Bharti, Himender & Akbar, Shahid Ali, 2014, Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India, pp. 71-80 in J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2) on page 78, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.357358
Figs. 9, 18 in Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India
No full textFigs. 9, 18. Heads in frontal view, gyne; 9. M. brachygnathum; 18. M. indicum gyne.Published as part of Bharti, Himender & Akbar, Shahid Ali, 2014, Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with Description of Two New Species from India, pp. 71-80 in J. Entomol. Res. Soc. 16 (2) on page 78, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.357358
Dilasia indica Ballal & Akbar & Yamada & Wachkoo & Varshney 2018, comb. nov.
No full textDilasia indica (Muraleedharan, 1978) comb. nov. Lasiochilus indica Muraleedharan, 1978: 267. HOLOTYPE:, India: Tamil Nadu, Madras [= Chennai] (ZSI). Distribution in India. Tamil Nadu: Chennai (MURALEEDHARAN 1978). General distribution. Endemic. Taxonomy. MURALEEDHARAN (1978) originally described this species in the genus Lasiochilus Reuter, 1871. Judging from his description, the lack of punctures on hemelytra, strong spines on tibiae, and the shape of paramere are more conducive to its placement in Dilasia.Published as part of Ballal, Chandish R., Akbar, Shahid Ali, Yamada, Kazutaka, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad & Varshney, Richa, 2018, Annotated catalogue of the flower bugs from India (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae, Lasiochilidae), pp. 207-226 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1) on page 221, DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2018-0018, http://zenodo.org/record/369921
FIGURES 28–34 in First record of the genus Ficobracon (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) from India, with description of new species
No full textFIGURES 28–34. Cultivated trees of Ficus carica and F. palmata (28–31); phytophagous larva (32); pupal cocoon (33); fig with empty cocoon inside (red arrow) and emergence hole outside (black arrow) (34).Published as part of Maqbool, Amir, Akbar, Shahid Ali & Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad, 2018, First record of the genus Ficobracon (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) from India, with description of new species, pp. 421-428 in Zootaxa 4379 (3) on page 426, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/117447
FIGURE 14 in First record of the genus Ficobracon (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) from India, with description of new species
No full textFIGURE 14. Ficobracon kashmirensis sp. nov. Female.Wing venation.Published as part of Maqbool, Amir, Akbar, Shahid Ali & Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad, 2018, First record of the genus Ficobracon (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) from India, with description of new species, pp. 421-428 in Zootaxa 4379 (3) on page 424, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/117447
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