Ravavy
| Ravavy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| R. miafina male from Madagascar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Bothriomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Ravavy Fisher, 2009 |
| Species: | R. miafina |
| Binomial name | |
| Ravavy miafina Fisher, 2009 | |
| Type species | |
| Ravavy miafina | |
Ravavy is a Malagasy genus of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae containing the single species Ravavy miafina.[1]
Description
The genus is only known from males from Madagascar.[2] The males are distinguished from all other described males in the dolichoderine genera by its unique mandibular shape. The elongate basal margin and reduced masticatory margin is considered apomorphic for the genus. The shape of the clypeus, length of scape and form of petiole, together form an inclusive diagnosis that isolates Ravavy from all other genera in the subfamily. No other described male is even superficially similar to Ravavy. The shape of the mandible in Bothriomyrmex, however, is reminiscent in some respects. The mandible in Bothriomyrmex is not triangular as in Tapinoma for example, but like Ravavy, has a short masticatory margin compared to the basal margin. In Bothriomyrmex, however, the masticatory margin includes at least three teeth, while in Ravavy a single tooth is present.[3]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Ravavy". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Fisher 2009, p. 50
- ↑ Fisher 2009, p. 47
- Brian, L. Fisher (2009), "Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).", Zootaxa 2118: 37–52
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External links
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