Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)

The ant genus Lenomyrmex was recently discovered and described from mid to high elevation rainforests in southern Central and northwestern South America. Lenomyrmex currently consists of six described species, which are only rarely collected. Here, we add a new species, Lenomyrmex hoelldoblerisp. n....

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Autores: Rabeling, Christian, Sosa Calvo, Jeffrey, O'Connell, Lauren A., Coloma, Luis A., Fernández, Fernando
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Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Recursos:Universidad Regional Amazónica
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Palavra-chave:Formicidae
Dendrobatidae
Feeding ecology
Myrmecophagy
Cryptic species
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spelling Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)Rabeling, ChristianSosa Calvo, JeffreyO'Connell, Lauren A.Coloma, Luis A.Fernández, FernandoFormicidaeDendrobatidaeFeeding ecologyMyrmecophagyCryptic speciesThe ant genus Lenomyrmex was recently discovered and described from mid to high elevation rainforests in southern Central and northwestern South America. Lenomyrmex currently consists of six described species, which are only rarely collected. Here, we add a new species, Lenomyrmex hoelldoblerisp. n., which was discovered in a stomach content sample of the dendrobatid frog, Oophaga sylvatica, from northwestern Ecuador. Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the presence of a well-developed petiolar node, whereas in all other species the node of the petiole is ill-defined. In addition to the shape of the petiolar node, Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri can be distinguished from the morphologically similar Lenomyrmex costatus by (i) the presence of the metanotal suture, (ii) the direction of the striae on dorsum of propodeum (concentrically transverse in Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri, longitudinal in Lenomyrmex costatus), (iii) the finely striate dorsum of postpetiole, (iv) its larger size, and (v) distinctly darker coloration. We also describe the gyne of Lenomyrmex foveolatus. This collection record from northwestern Ecuador extends the geographic distribution of Lenomyrmex foveolatus 400 km south from its previous record in Colombia. A revised taxonomic key to the workers and gynes of all described Lenomyrmex species is provided. We discuss the taxonomic relationship of Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri to other species in the genus and its biology based on the limited information that is currently available. Finally, we briefly discuss the feeding ecology of dendrobatid poison frogs in the context of providing a valuable source of rarely collected and cryptic new ant species.Pensoft Publishers  Pensoft Publishers2019-05-22T15:56:37Z2019-05-22T15:56:37Z2016info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfRabeling, C., Sosa Calvo, J., O’Connell, L. A., Coloma, L. A., & Fernández, F. (2016). Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: A new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser). ZooKeys, 2016(618), 79–95. doi:10.3897/zookeys.618.9692https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.618.9692http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/127http://doi: 10.3897/zookeys.618.9692enPRODUCCION CIENTÍFICA-ARTÍCULOS;A-IKIAM-000068Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Estados Unidos de Américahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositorio Universidad Regional Amazónicainstname:Universidad Regional Amazónicainstacron:IKIAM2022-06-04T08:01:47Zoai:repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec:RD_IKIAM/127Institucionalhttps://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/Universidad públicahttps://www.ikiam.edu.ec/https://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/oaiEcuador...opendoar:02022-06-04T08:01:47falseInstitucionalhttps://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/Universidad públicahttps://www.ikiam.edu.ec/https://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/oai.Ecuador...opendoar:02022-06-04T08:01:47Repositorio Universidad Regional Amazónica - Universidad Regional Amazónicafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
title Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
spellingShingle Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
Rabeling, Christian
Formicidae
Dendrobatidae
Feeding ecology
Myrmecophagy
Cryptic species
title_short Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
title_full Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
title_fullStr Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
title_full_unstemmed Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
title_sort Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rabeling, Christian
Sosa Calvo, Jeffrey
O'Connell, Lauren A.
Coloma, Luis A.
Fernández, Fernando
author Rabeling, Christian
author_facet Rabeling, Christian
Sosa Calvo, Jeffrey
O'Connell, Lauren A.
Coloma, Luis A.
Fernández, Fernando
author_role author
author2 Sosa Calvo, Jeffrey
O'Connell, Lauren A.
Coloma, Luis A.
Fernández, Fernando
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Formicidae
Dendrobatidae
Feeding ecology
Myrmecophagy
Cryptic species
topic Formicidae
Dendrobatidae
Feeding ecology
Myrmecophagy
Cryptic species
description The ant genus Lenomyrmex was recently discovered and described from mid to high elevation rainforests in southern Central and northwestern South America. Lenomyrmex currently consists of six described species, which are only rarely collected. Here, we add a new species, Lenomyrmex hoelldoblerisp. n., which was discovered in a stomach content sample of the dendrobatid frog, Oophaga sylvatica, from northwestern Ecuador. Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the presence of a well-developed petiolar node, whereas in all other species the node of the petiole is ill-defined. In addition to the shape of the petiolar node, Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri can be distinguished from the morphologically similar Lenomyrmex costatus by (i) the presence of the metanotal suture, (ii) the direction of the striae on dorsum of propodeum (concentrically transverse in Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri, longitudinal in Lenomyrmex costatus), (iii) the finely striate dorsum of postpetiole, (iv) its larger size, and (v) distinctly darker coloration. We also describe the gyne of Lenomyrmex foveolatus. This collection record from northwestern Ecuador extends the geographic distribution of Lenomyrmex foveolatus 400 km south from its previous record in Colombia. A revised taxonomic key to the workers and gynes of all described Lenomyrmex species is provided. We discuss the taxonomic relationship of Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri to other species in the genus and its biology based on the limited information that is currently available. Finally, we briefly discuss the feeding ecology of dendrobatid poison frogs in the context of providing a valuable source of rarely collected and cryptic new ant species.
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Rabeling, C., Sosa Calvo, J., O’Connell, L. A., Coloma, L. A., & Fernández, F. (2016). Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: A new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser). ZooKeys, 2016(618), 79–95. doi:10.3897/zookeys.618.9692
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.618.9692
http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/127
http://doi: 10.3897/zookeys.618.9692
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