Arnoldius ( Dubovikoff, 2005 )

Matthew Prebus & David Lubertazzi, 2016, A new species of the ant genus Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Caribbean region, European Journal of Taxonomy 211, pp. 1-12 : 11

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.211
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5617732
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scientific name	Arnoldius ( Dubovikoff, 2005 )
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Arnoldius ( Dubovikoff, 2005) AU01

AUSTRALIA: 1 worker, Queensland, Smithfield Conservation Park 16.8167° S, 145.6833° E, 70 m, 9 Mar. 2006, rainforest, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), A. Lucky #ALC339-1 [ UCDC: CASENT0106155] GoogleMaps ; 1 worker, New South Wales, Kanangra, Boyd National Park , 33°59' S, 150°07' E, 1050 m, 19 Jul. 1975, dry sclerophyll forest, under stone, P.S. Ward #PSW1000 [ UCDC] GoogleMaps ; 1 worker, Queensland, Smithfield Conservation Park , 16°49' S, 145°41' E, 70 m, 17 Aug. 2006, rainforest, ex. rotten log, P.S. Ward #PSW15681 [ UCDC]. GoogleMaps

In Table 2 View Table 2 we compare B. enigmaticus sp. nov., B. paradoxus , Chronoxenus wroughtoni and an undescribed species of Arnoldius to data collected from a morphometric study of Palearctic Bothriomyrmex conducted by Seifert (2012). In this context, some very general observations can be made about the morphological affinities of B. enigmaticus sp. nov.: the eyes of B. enigmaticus sp. nov., relative to cephalic size are the largest in this dataset, similar to the large-eyed B. paradoxus , C. wroughtoni , and B. corsicus . The antennal scapes are short as well, a feature shared by B. paradoxus , C. wroughtoni and A. AU01. Finally, the propodeum is compact and delineated by a deep metanotal groove, much like B. paradoxus , C. wroughtoni , A. AU01, and to a lesser degree B. corsicsus .