Biology:Adetomyrma caudapinniger

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Short description: Species of ant

Adetomyrma caudapinniger
Adetomyrma caudapinniger.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Adetomyrma
Species:
A. caudapinniger
Binomial name
Adetomyrma caudapinniger
Yoshimura & Fisher, 2012

Adetomyrma caudapinniger (from Latin caudapinna, "tail fin", and gero, "have", referring to the distinctive paramere)[1] is a species of ant endemic to Madagascar .

Description

Adetomyrma caudapinniger is only known from males. The male is distinguished easily from other Adetomyrma males by its bilobed paramere and 2,2 palpal formula. These characters, as well as those observed in the aedeagus, are unique to Adetomyrma caudapinniger, and a separation of this species from the remaining Adetomyrma species is clear and consistent. For example, A. aureocuprea, which is superficially similar to A. caudapinniger, has a simple paramere and a 3,3 palpal formula.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13229541 entry