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{"title":"A NEW SPECIES OF METAPOLYBIA DUCKE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA (HYMENOPTERA: VESPIDAE; POLISTINAE)","authors":"M. Smethurst, J. Carpenter, Norm Johnson, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.26301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.26301","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of the paper wasp genus Metapolybia Ducke is described, and its similarities to other species of the genus are discussed. Metapolybia Ducke is a small genus of neotropical paper wasps in the tribe Epi- ponini of the subfamily Polistinae, The tribe is of interest for its behavior of founding colonies by swarms of multiple queens accompanied by workers, and the genus is of interest because the phenomenon of cyclical oligogyny. West-Eberhard (1978), studying Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, observed that, although the swarm initi- ating a colony began with multiple egg-layers, only one egg-layer remained by the time that reproductive progeny were produced. This type of colony cycle, termed cyclical oligogyny by Strassmann et al. (1991), is considered to be important in the maintenance of eusociality in swarm-founding wasps, by raising relatedness among queens.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131664935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The larva of Blepharidatta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"G. Wheeler, Norm Johnson, J. Wheeler, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25117","url":null,"abstract":"—The larva of the myrmicine genus Blepharidatta is described for the first time and illustrated. The genus is transferred from the tribe Ochetomyrmecini to a new tribe Blephari-","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128788400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anochetus brevidentatus, new species, a second fossil Odontomachiti ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"W. Mackay","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25883","url":null,"abstract":"-I describe the new species Anochetus brevidentatus from Dominican Republic amber, possibly deposited 30-40 million years before present. This species is a member of the emarginatus species group and the haytianus superspecies. It is closely related to the extant A. kempfi. I present characters for distinguishing this ant from the others in the haytianus super species. Recently we have seen a rapid growth of knowledge of ants of the Dominican Republic amber, due primarily to the work of Baroni-Urbani and Wilson (see Wilson, 1988 for references). One of these new species, Anochetus corayi, was recently de scribed by Baroni-Urbani (1980). In this paper, I describe a second species in the genus Anochetus from Dominican amber. Anochetus brevidentatus, new species Figs. 1, 2, 3, 8 Diagnosis. This species is closely related to A. kempfi. It differs in that the man dibular teeth are smaller (Figs. 2 and 6), the teeth on the petiolar node are much smaller (Figs. 3 and 4), the mandibles are enlarged in the middle (as in A. haytianus Fig. 7) and it is smaller than A. kempfi. It can be easily distinguished from A. haytianus and A. longispina as the teeth on the node of the petiole are much smaller (Figs. 3 and 5) and it has teeth on the propodeum, which are absent on the latter species. Description of worker: HL 1.34, HW 1.20, SL 1.40, ML 0.90, EL 0.2, WL 2.08 (abbreviations as in Brown, 1978, measurements in mm). Mandibles with three apical teeth (Fig. 8) in addition to six smaller teeth along mesial border (Fig. 2), mandible slightly thickened at one half length of mandible; eye appears to be relatively small (not easily seen in specimen); mesosoma similar to that of A. kempfi, anterior edge of mesonotum higher than level of pronotum; propodeum with pair of well developed spines, directed vertically (Fig. 1); anterior face of petiole almost flat (in profile), posterior face convex, node bidentate, teeth relatively small (Fig. 3). Erect hairs sparse, present on mandibles, dorsum of head, pronotum and gaster. Sculpture fine, parallel striae on most of mesosoma; gaster smooth and shining. Female and male: Unknown. Discussion. This species is a member of the emarginatus species group, defined by Brown (1978) as species of large size and slender build, mandibles serially dentate, and petiole bidentate. It shows some affinities with the inermis group of the genus, as it has relatively small eyes, teeth on the node, and the denticular configeration is This content downloaded from 207.46.13.98 on Fri, 05 Aug 2016 05:59:20 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 1991 NEW FOSSIL ANOCHETUS 139","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123087741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A revision of the fire ants, Solenopsis geminata group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae).","authors":"J. Trager","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.24912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.24912","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"193 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124239762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Description of a new ecuadorean gnamptogenys species (hymenoptera: formicidae), with a discussion on the status of the alfaria group","authors":"C. Brandão, J. Lattke","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.24567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.24567","url":null,"abstract":"-A new Ecuadorean species of Gnamptogenys Roger of theAlfaria group is described based upon a worker holotype and a dealated queen paratype. Gnamptogenys vriesi, n. sp. belongs to a subgroup of the Alfaria group, which includes also G. simulans, G. bufonis, and G. fakifera. The other subgroup includes G. minuta, G. pneodonax, G. striolata, and possibly, G. caelata. We present a characterization of the Alfaria group and its subgroups, and a discussion on the status of the group. Brown (1958) in a revision of the ponerine ant tribe Ectatommini synonymized several genera and subgenera with Gnamptogenys Roger, stating that this genus and its synonyms constitute the \"upper ectatommines.\" According to him the species of Gnamptogenys fall into four groups: Gnamptogenys s. str., Holcoponera and Alfaria (the three from the New World), and Stictoponera (Old World). Within each group it is safe to consider the genera synonyms, albeit the assignment of all these generic and subgeneric names to the synonymy of Gnamptogenys was \"set down with the greatest reluctance, and with the hope that some future study based on better material may establish a clear division of the species\" (Brown, 1958). New material of Gnamptogenys has accumulated in collections at a relatively slow pace, as these terrestrial ants are often difficult to see against the substrate. Never theless the \"Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo\" (MZUSP) recently received two important collections of Ecuadorean soil ants, including a new Gnamp togenys species of the Alfaria group, which is described below. Alfaria was described by Emery (1896) from workers, queens and a male of A. simulans, collected by A. Alfaro at Suerre, near Jimenez, Costa Rica. While the paper was in press Emery added another species, A. minuta, described from two alate queens collected in the Bolivian Chaco (received from \"Casa Staudinger e Bang Haas\"). Mann (1926) described A. bufonis from a single \"worker\" taken from a stomach of a Bufo valliceps specimen, collected by Nelson and Goldman in July, 1894 at Choapan, Oaxaca, Mexico. Borgmeier (1957) described A. striolata based on two workers collected by Fritz Plaumman in October, 1956 at Nova Teutonia, state of Santa Catarina, southeastern Brazil. Alfaria mus Santschi, 1931 (Panamas: French Field); A. emeryi Forel, 1910 (Co lombia: vic. Dibulla); A. panamensis Weber, 1940 (Panama: Barro Colorado Island); Opisthoscyphus scabrosus Mann, 1922 (Honduras: Lombardia) and A. carinata We This content downloaded from 157.55.39.159 on Fri, 09 Dec 2016 05:42:22 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 490 JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Vol. 98(4) ber, 1940 (British Guiana: Forest Settlement, Mazaruni River) were all correctly synonymized with Gnamptogenys minuta by Brown (1958). After Brown's (1958) revision, three more Gnamptogenys species which fit into the Alfaria group concept were described by Kempf: G. caelata described in 1967(a) from an unique","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125459480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Notes on Ant Larvae: Ponerinae","authors":"G. Wheeler, Norm Johnson, J. Wheeler, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25113","url":null,"abstract":"-The larvae of four species of ants in the genera Platythyrea, Plectroctena and Streblognathus are described. The larvae of Streblognathus and Simopelta are characterized for the first time. Included also are a few additional references to ponerine larvae found in the literature. Most of this article is the result of a gift of the larvae of four species of African ants from Martin Villet of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. All these larvae seem weird even to seasoned students of 800 species in 200 genera. Streblognathus, which has never been previously studied has unique maxillae and tubercles, which are queer even in a tribe noted for peculiar tubercles. Platythyrea lamellosa has hairs which are unique among all known ant larvae; in fact, if they did not have alveolus and articular membrane we would call them tubercles. Even among tubercles they would be unique. Plectroctena conjugata has about 1,600 tubercles, which exceeds by far the number in any other species of ant larvae. Because of Brown's 1975 revision of Platythyrea the nomenclature of the species we have studied has become quite confused. The following changes should therefore be made:-australis in 1971 becomes parallela; incerta in 1971 becomes pilosula; Eubothroponera tasmaniensis in 1971 becomes Platythyrea turneri. Under MATE RIAL STUDIED in our 1976b Memoir (p. 97) change australis Forel to parallela (F. Smith) and incerta Emery to pilosula (F. Smith). In our Ten-Year Supplement (1 986b) under MATERIAL STUDIED (p. 699) delete tasmaniensis (Forel) and \"de lete australis, incerta.\" To summarize, the six species of Platythyrea that we have studied previously are cribrinodis (Gerstiicker), inermis Forel, modesta Forel, par allela (F. Smith), pilosula (F. Smith) and turneri Forel. In 1976a (p. 59) we used the name Plectroctena sp. It should be changed to Plec troctena cryptica Bolton. We described a mature larva of one species of Simopone in 1986a, but we did not characterize the genus, because we hoped that someone would send us the mature larva of another species. Thus far we have hoped in vain. The terms used below for describing profiles and mandible shapes are defined in our 1976 Memoir. Whenever we refer to our own publications we give only the year.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123406775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A NEW APHAENOGASTER (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO","authors":"W. Mackay","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25882","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25882","url":null,"abstract":"Aphaenogaster punctaticeps, n. sp. is described from the northern Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico, USA. It is closely related toAphaenogastertexana (Emery). The workers of the two species can be easily distinguished in that the posterior border of the head of A. punctaticeps is moderately pointed (rounded in A. texana) and the dorsum of the head is primarily punctate (rugose with punctures in the interrugal spaces in A. texana.). During an intensive investigation of the ant fauna of a site in the northern Chi huahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico (Jornada Long Term Ecological Re search Area), an undescribed species of the genus Aphaenogaster was collected. The following is a description of this species. Aphaenogaster punctaticeps, new species Description. Worker: (Abbreviations as defined by Snelling, 1981.) HL 1.32-1.40 mm, HW 0.94-1.00 mm (at anterior border of eye), SL 1.58-1.70 mm, EL 0.21 0.23 mm, EW 0.17-0.18 mm, CI 71, SI 168-170, 01 24-27, PNW 0.23-0.26 mm, PPW 0.32-0.35 mm, WL 1.11 mm.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129533959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The larva of Notostigma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae).","authors":"G. Wheeler, Norm Johnson, J. Wheeler, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25111","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132689357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supplementary Studies on Ant Larvae: Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)","authors":"G. Wheeler, J. Wheeler","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25110","url":null,"abstract":"-This article describes the five species of formicine larvae that have accumulated since the publication of our 1982 supplement to our 1976 monograph. The genus Aphomo myrmex has not been described previously; the other genera are Paratrechina and Dendro myrmex. Also included are references to formicine larvae in the literature. In this article we describe five species of formicine larvae that have accumulated since the publication of our 1982 supplement to our 1976 memoir. Here we give descriptions only. In a future supplement to our 1976 memoir we will prepare keys for the separation of the various taxa. We have noted recently in the literature a developing problem: the students of caste determination in ants need to be able to distinguish the larval instars. In the past we have rarely secured more than one instar in a sample, but now entomologists are sending us all available sizes of larvae, e.g., Aphomomyrmex below. We also include any references to ant larvae of the subfamily Formicinae which we have found since our 1982 publication. Tribe Formicini Genus CATAGLYPHIS Foerster Cataglyphis cursor (Fonscolombe) Cagniant, 1980: 3 instars, each described and sketched. Duration of stages given. Tribe Oecophyllini Genus OECOPHYLLA F. Smith Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille) Holldobler and Wilson, 1983: SEM's of labium showing opening of silk-glands. Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) Hinton, 1951:163. The limpet-like caterpillars of Liphyra brassolis Westwood [Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae] feed upon the larvae of this ant: \"the caterpillar lowers the edge of its carapace-like upper surface, and the ant larva is then consumed beneath the body. The caterpillars suck their juice out but do not chew them.\" Holldobler and Wilson, 1983: Colored photograph of worker using a larva as a shuttle to spin silk for the nest. This content downloaded from 157.55.39.220 on Fri, 02 Sep 2016 04:22:18 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 332 JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Vol. 94(3) Tribe Brachymyrmecini Genus APHOMOMYRMEX Emery Profile pheidoloid but with narrowly rounded posterior end. Praesaepium lacking. Body hairs sparse. Of 2 types: (1) unbranched, smooth, with long flexuous tip; (2) short, unbranched, smooth with frayed tip. Labrum deeply bilobed; without chilo scleres. Mandible camponotoid but with the apical tooth long, slender and heavily sclerotized. Aphomomyrmex afer Emery Figs. 1-4 Description. MATURE WORKER LARVA. Length (through spiracles) about 2.6 mm. Profile pheidoloid but with narrowly rounded posterior end. Anus ventral. Spiracles small, decreasing slightly in diameter posteriorly. Body hairs sparse, uni formly distributed. Of 2 types: (1) 0.019-0.063 mm long, unbranched, smooth, with a long flexuous tip, on all somites; (2) about 0.025 mm long, few, with frayed tip, on AVIII-AX. Cranium transversely subelliptical, slightly wider than long. Antennae above midlength of cranium, each with 2 small sensilla. Head hairs few (abou","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"330 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122836239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supplementary studies of ant larvae: Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"G. Wheeler, Norm Johnson, J. Wheeler, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25109","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction This article describes formicine larvae received since the preparation of our most recent supplement ( 1 980). The larva of Proformica has not been previously described. Also included are references to formicine larvae in the literature and a discussion of the status of Colobopsis. The terms describing body profile and mandible shape are explained in our 1976 monograph. Our own contributions are cited by year and page only.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129771627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}