Apterostigma

Apterostigma are monomorphic fungus-growers. The genus was revised by Lattke (1997) recently. Definition of measurements are given at the end of this page.

Apterostigma JHB01 Bihn ms.

Measurements:
HL0.86-0.89, HW 0.65-0.68, CI 74-76, SL 0.76-0.78, SI 116-120, WL 1.24-1.34 (n=3)

Identification:
Mandibles with 9 teeth; mesonotum and dorsal face of propodeum with a pair of longitudinal carinae; metanotum with a pair of short, faint carinae; these are not visible as lobes in lateral view; ventral border of mesopleuron with well developed carina; ventral border of subpetiolar process straight to slightly concave; petiolar peduncle without ventral denticle.

Apterostigma JHB02 Bihn ms.                   

Measurements:
HL0.93-1.02, HW 0.68-0.75, CI 70-74, SL 0.86-0.98, SI 125-138, WL 1.31-1.55 (n=5)

Identification:
Mandibles with 11-14 teeth; mesonotum and dorsal face of propodeum without carinae; ventral border of postpetiolar process concave.
The examined specimens show quite some variability in pilosity (especially of gaster and scapes) and measurments.

Apterostigma JHB03 Bihn ms.

Measurements:
HL 0.96, HW 0.68, CI 71, SL 0.89, SI 130, WL 1.48 (n=1)

Identification:
Mandibles with 10 teeth; posterior margin of head posterior to eyes semihexagonal with a central depression; mesonotum and dorsal face of propodeum with a pair of longitudinal carinae; metanotum without longitudinal carinae; ventral border of mesopleuron with weakly developed carina; ventral border of postpetiolar process straight to weekly concave; peduncle of petiolus ventrally with small denticle; cuticula on dorsum of first gastral tergite rugose.

Definintion of Measurements

Head length (HL): maximum longitudinal length from the anteriormost portion of the clypeus to the midpoint of a line drawn across the posterior margin of the head from its highest points.

Head width (HW): maximum head width, excluding eyes.

Cephalic Index (CI): HW/HL*100.

Scape length (SL): scape length, not including basal constriction and condyle.

Scape Index (SI): HW/SL*100.

Mesosoma Length (WL): The length of the mesosoma from the anterior most point of the mesosoma (including the cervical carina, sensu Lattke 1997) to the posteriormost point of the metapleuron.

Offline Resources for Hypoponera

Lattke, J. E. (1997): Revisión del género Apterostigma Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Arquivos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 34(5):121-221.

Online Resources for Hypoponera

Date of this version: 27.03.2007