identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
44720A1C3A08B42C158B31E68ABD7301.text	44720A1C3A08B42C158B31E68ABD7301.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lordomyrma mewasinghi Dhadwal & Bharti 2022	<div><p>Lordomyrma mewasinghi sp. nov.</p><p>http://zoobank.org/ 3274A11C-1DDE-400F-9CE1- 1AA4149D4F78</p><p>(Fig. 1-3)</p><p>Type material.   Holotype worker: India, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=77.2582&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.1266" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 77.2582/lat 10.1266)">Kerala</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=77.2582&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.1266" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 77.2582/lat 10.1266)">Pampadum shola National Park</a>, 10.12660 N, 77.25820 E, Winkler extraction, 1300m, 25.i.2017, Tarun Dhadwal leg. [PUAC-T04].</p><p>Paratypes: 7 workers with same data as holotype [PUAC];   2 workers, Kerala, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=77.0833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.3833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 77.0833/lat 10.3833)">Karian shola National Park</a>, 10.38330 N, 77.08330 E, Winkler extraction, 650m, 1.ii.2017, Tarun Dhadwal Leg  .</p><p>Measurements: Holotype: TL 1.74, HL 0.76, HW 0.64, CI 84.21, SL 0.50, SI 78.12, ED 0.10, PW 0.44, WL 0.88, PL 0.34, PH 0.22, DPW 0.20, PI, PPL 0.20, PPH 0.22, PPW 0.26, PPI 110.</p><p>Paratype: TL1.72-1.78, HL 0.72-0.77, HW 0.62- 0.66, CI 86.11-85.71, SL 0.48-0.58, SI 77.41- 87.87, ED 0.10-0.13, PW 0.44-0.48, WL 0.84- 0.90, PL 0.34-0.38, PH 0.20-0.22, DPW 0.22-0.26, PI, PPL 0.20-0.22, PPH 0.22-0.24, PPW 0.22- 0.26, PPI 110-118 (9).</p><p>Description:</p><p>In full view, the head is longer than broad. The Head is wide posteriorly and narrows in the front. In the middle, the posterior edge is slightly concave. The lateral margins are convex. Occipital corners are rounded. Mandibles elongate, triangular with 7 teeth.</p><p>In profile view, promesonotum fairly convex. Mesometanotum suture weakly impressed. The propodeal dorsum not straight, generating downward sloping curve. Propodeal declivity concave, and propodeal lobes triangular and longer than propodeal spine. Petiolar node convex dorsally. Petiolar node is thick and trapezoidal with roundly convex dorsum; the anterior peduncle significantly shorter than length of node, with small ridge extending from anteroventral corner. Postpetiolar node with roundly convex dorsum with nearly straight ventral edge, and sharply toothed anteroventral corner.</p><p>In dorsal view, pronotum wider than remainder of mesosoma, lateral margins strongly convex, humeral corners rounded. Promesonotal suture absent. Mesonotum narrowest, lateral margins slightly convex. Metanotal groove weakly impressed. Propodeum widened posteriorly, lateral margins almost straight. Anterior peduncle of petiole widened posteriorly, petiolar node roughly rounded, as broad as long. Postpetiole widened posteriorly, lateral margins moderately convex, broader than petiole node.</p><p>Mandibles smooth. Cephalic dorsum with dense posteriorly divergent rugae, rugae becoming reticulate-rugose laterally. Clypeus relatively smooth and shining. Mesosoma reticulate rugose; sides of pronotum reticulate rugose; mesopleura obliquely-rugose; propodeal dorsum and declivity transversely rugose, propodeal sides transversely rugose. Petiole and postpetiole densely punctate laterally, dorsum smooth except for few scattered punctures. Gaster smooth and shining.</p><p>Body dorsum with few erect to suberect hairs, pubescence sparse, hairs on cephalic dorsum short and dense. Antennal scapes with dense subdecumbent hairs and decumbent pubescence, tibiae with dense decumbent pubescence.</p><p>Body-color blackish brown; mandibles, antennae, and legs reddish-brown.</p><p>Remarks:</p><p>Lordomyrma mewasinghi sp. nov. shows resemblance to  L. bhutanensis (Baroni Urbani, 1977) and  L. nima Liu, Xu &amp; Hita Garcia, 2021 . However, it can be distinguished from  L. nima based on the following combination of characters: pronotum reticulate rugose, metanotal suture weakly impressed, petiole and postpetiole densely punctate laterally, dorsum smooth except for few scattered punctures, and smooth mandibles. But in  L. nima, the pronotum is longitudinally rugose, the metanotal groove is strongly impressed, the petiole and postpetiole laterally transversely rugose with dorsum reticulate rugose. Mandibles are longitudinally striated.</p><p>Lordomyrma mewasinghi sp. nov. differs from  L. bhutanensis (Baroni Urbani, 1977) by the following characteristics: petiolar node is thick, generally trapezoidal, and narrowed dorsally, with a roundly convex dorsum, postpetiolar node with a sharply toothed anteroventral corner, mesopleuron obliquely-rugose, petiole and postpetiole densely punctate and dorsally smooth with surrounding punctures and smooth mandibles. Whereas in  L. bhutanensis, the petiolar node is broadly triangular, longer than the anterior peduncle, the anterior border is almost straight, and the postpetiole has a properly angled anteroventral corner. Mesopleuron reticulate-rugose, finely reticulate-rugose petiole and postpetiole, sides of petiolar node finely obliquely rugose, and mandibles are striated. Densely decumbent or subdecumbent hairs are present on the body.</p><p>Furthermore  L. mewasinghi sp. nov. is less pilose and pubescent compared to both the above-mentioned allied species.</p><p>Queen. Unknown.</p><p>Male. Unknown</p><p>Bionomics. The worker specimens were collected from Pampadum Shola National Park and Karian Shola National Park by the Winkler extraction method. The National parks are located between elevations of 600 m to 1800 m with a daily temperature of 350 C. The forest has a dense canopy and leaf litter on the ground providing ideal moisture conditions for the ant species.</p><p>Etymology:</p><p>The species is named in honor of Professor Mewa Singh, who has worked extensively on the behaviour of primates from India.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/44720A1C3A08B42C158B31E68ABD7301	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Dhadwal, Tarun;Bharti, Himender	Dhadwal, Tarun, Bharti, Himender (2022): Lordomyrma mewasinghi, a new species of the ant genus Lordomyrmya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology (e 016001) 16: 1-7, DOI: 10.20362/am.016001, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.20362/am.016001
44720A1C3A0DB42D15B3313689E574A1.text	44720A1C3A0DB42D15B3313689E574A1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lordomyrma Emery 1897	<div><p>Identification key to the known species of the genus  Lordomyrma from India based on the worker caste (modified after Bharti &amp; Ali, 2013).</p><p>1. In profile view, propodeal spines very long, distinctly longer than propodeal lobes (Figs: A) .... 2 In profile view, propodeal spines very short, only slightly longer than propodeal lobes (Figs: B)..... ........................................  L. mewasinghi sp. nov.</p><p>2. Body colour medium-dark reddish brown with appendages lighter orange brown; clypeus smooth, without hourglass shape; occipital collar shining medially, with a very finely shagreened margin; head ventrally smooth and shiny; mesosomal profile lacking a metanotal indentation (Fig: A, B)... .......................................  L. lakshmi Taylor, 2012</p><p>– Body colour dull black with appendages light reddish black; clypeus sculptured, moderately shiny with a pair of strong carinae that converge centrally and diverge anteriorly and posteriorly, forming an hourglass shape; occipital collar sculptured and with fine shagreened margin; head ventrally striate; mesosomal profile with a metanotal Indentation (Figs: C, D) ....................................... ..............................  L. taylori Bharti &amp; Ali, 2013</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/44720A1C3A0DB42D15B3313689E574A1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Dhadwal, Tarun;Bharti, Himender	Dhadwal, Tarun, Bharti, Himender (2022): Lordomyrma mewasinghi, a new species of the ant genus Lordomyrmya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology (e 016001) 16: 1-7, DOI: 10.20362/am.016001, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.20362/am.016001
