Rasopone

Longino, John T. & Branstetter, Michael G., 2020, Phylogenomic Species Delimitation, Taxonomy, and ‘ Bird Guide’ Identification for the Neotropical Ant Genus Rasopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (2), No. 1, pp. 1-33 : 29

Rasopone JTL041

( Fig. 11 ; Supp Fig. S41 [online only])

Geographic range. Colombia.

Diagnosis

Mandible smooth; anterior clypeal margin truncate, medial lobe concave; side of head with erect setae; petiolar node scale-like. Two species are within geographic and size range of R. JTL041:

Rasopone JTL040 ( Fig. 11 ; Supp Fig. S40 [online only]): petiolar node cuboidal.

Rasopone JTL042 ( Fig. 7 ; Supp Fig. S42 [online only]): mandible striate.

Measurements, worker: HW 1.32 (1.29–1.35, 3); HL 1.43 (1.40– 1.48, 3); SL 1.09 (1.07–1.12, 3); PTH 0.98 (0.98-0.98, 2); PTL 0.54 (0.52–0.55, 3); CI 92 (91–92, 3); SI 83 (82–83, 3); PTI 56 (55–56, 2).

Biology

This species is known from three sites in the Cauca region of Colombia, from montane forest habitat, 1,550 –1,800 m elevation.

Figures

Fig. 11. Distribution map, face view, and lateral view of petiole of Rasopone ferruginea (worker, Nicaragua, CASENT0644264), R. JTL040 (worker, Colombia, MCZ-ENT00716609), R. JTL041 (worker,Colombia, MCZ-ENT00716614),and R. costaricensis form a (worker, Costa Rica, INB0003659312).On distribution maps, red dots are sites with UCE sequence data. Red boxes are type locality (type locality for R. ferruginea is ‘Mexico’).

Fig. 7. Distribution map, face view, and lateral view of petiole of Rasopone MAS010 (worker, Costa Rica, 08COSTA-1723), R. cryptergates (worker, Costa Rica, INB0003660648), R. JTL042 (worker, Colombia, MCZ-ENT00716611),and R. JTL034 (worker, Mexico, CASENT0640282). On distribution maps, red dots are sites with UCE sequence data. Red boxes are type locality.