Adetomyrma cilium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Amblyoponinae
Genus: Adetomyrma
Species: Adetomyrma cilium

Name

Adetomyrma cilium Yoshimura & Fisher, 2012: 20, figs 26, 27, 34, 43, 52, 60, 69

Holotype: CASC CASENT0007808, BLF05009, ♂.

Type locality: MADAGASCAR, Toliara, Parc National d'Andohahela, Col du Sedro, 3.8 km 113° ESE Mahamavo, 37.6 km 341° NNW Tolagnaro, 24° 45.83´ S, 46° 45.1´ E, 900 m alt., montane rainforest, Malaise trap, 21–25.i.2002, Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team leg.

Paratypes: 2 males: CASENT0007089 [BMNH], CASENT0227987 [MHNG], with same data as holotype; 1 male: CASENT0007096, BLF05013: same locality as holotype, pitfall trap, 21–25.i.2002, Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team leg. [CASC].

Etymology: This species name is derived from the Latin word cilium (eyelash), and refers to the long hairs on its compound eye. The species epithet is treated as a noun in apposition, and thus invariant.

References

Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 3341: 1–31. Preview PDF Reference page.