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Species: Azteca jelskii
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Subfamily: Dolichoderinae Genus: Azteca
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)
Taxonomic history
| Senior synonym of Azteca columbica: Longino, 2007 PDF: 60. |
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Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)
Longino, J. T., 2007:
Azteca jelskii Emery 1893:338. Syntype workers: French Guiana , Cayenne ( Jelski ) [ MCSN ] (examined).
Azteca tonduzi var. columbica Forel 1912:51. Syntype workers: Colombia , Ouriheka [=Orihueca] near Rio Frio ( Forel ) [ MHNG ] (examined). NEW SYNONYMY
Range. Northern South America to Peru, Bolivia.
Biology. The types of columbica were collected on a live tree that also contained a nest of Dolichoderus decollatus (Forel 1912). Doug Yu's Manu collection was from a carton nest on Inga stipulacea . In Venezuela I collected a nest in a dead vine stem, and a polygynous nest with many dealate queens in a dead Cecropia branch.
Comments. Azteca jelskii is a South American version of A tonduzi . The only difference is that the scape and tibiae of A jelskii lack erect setae. The scape and tibiae of A tonduzi have an inconspicuous but distinct series of short erect setae. There is variation in queen head size in South America. A queen from Venezuela is smaller than queens of A tonduzi (HLA 1.01mm versus 1.10-1.16mm, respectively); two queens, one from Peru and one from Bolivia are similar in size to A. tonduzi queens (HLA 1.16-1.17mm).
Additional material examined. BOLIVIA : Beni : Cavinas , Feb 1922 ( M. B. Lopez ) - alate queen [ USNM ] ; PERU : Madre de Dios : Manu National Park , 12°S , 71°W , 400m , Sep-Nov 1994 ( D. Yu ) - alate queen, worker ; Cocha Totora, Manu National Park , 25 Oct 1986 ( D. W. Davidson ) - worker [ LACM ] ; San Martín : La Perla, 21km NNE Tarapoto , 6°19'S , 76°17'W , 220m , 23 Aug 1986 ( P. S. Ward ) - alate queen [ UCDC ] ; TRINIDAD : no specific locality ( Urich ) - worker [ MCZC ] ; VENEZUELA : Puerto Cabello ( A. Forel ) - worker [ MHNG ] ; Barinas : Ticoporo , 8°02'N , 70°46'W , 240m , 28 Aug 1987 ( J. Longino ) - workers, queens .
Azteca jelskii Emery 1893:338. Syntype workers: French Guiana , Cayenne ( Jelski ) [ MCSN ] (examined).
Azteca tonduzi var. columbica Forel 1912:51. Syntype workers: Colombia , Ouriheka [=Orihueca] near Rio Frio ( Forel ) [ MHNG ] (examined). NEW SYNONYMY
Range. Northern South America to Peru, Bolivia.
Biology. The types of columbica were collected on a live tree that also contained a nest of Dolichoderus decollatus (Forel 1912). Doug Yu's Manu collection was from a carton nest on Inga stipulacea . In Venezuela I collected a nest in a dead vine stem, and a polygynous nest with many dealate queens in a dead Cecropia branch.
Comments. Azteca jelskii is a South American version of A tonduzi . The only difference is that the scape and tibiae of A jelskii lack erect setae. The scape and tibiae of A tonduzi have an inconspicuous but distinct series of short erect setae. There is variation in queen head size in South America. A queen from Venezuela is smaller than queens of A tonduzi (HLA 1.01mm versus 1.10-1.16mm, respectively); two queens, one from Peru and one from Bolivia are similar in size to A. tonduzi queens (HLA 1.16-1.17mm).
Additional material examined. BOLIVIA : Beni : Cavinas , Feb 1922 ( M. B. Lopez ) - alate queen [ USNM ] ; PERU : Madre de Dios : Manu National Park , 12°S , 71°W , 400m , Sep-Nov 1994 ( D. Yu ) - alate queen, worker ; Cocha Totora, Manu National Park , 25 Oct 1986 ( D. W. Davidson ) - worker [ LACM ] ; San Martín : La Perla, 21km NNE Tarapoto , 6°19'S , 76°17'W , 220m , 23 Aug 1986 ( P. S. Ward ) - alate queen [ UCDC ] ; TRINIDAD : no specific locality ( Urich ) - worker [ MCZC ] ; VENEZUELA : Puerto Cabello ( A. Forel ) - worker [ MHNG ] ; Barinas : Ticoporo , 8°02'N , 70°46'W , 240m , 28 Aug 1987 ( J. Longino ) - workers, queens .
Specimen Data Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in cacao plantation edge, 1 times found in littoral vegetation, 1 times found in lowland tropical forest, 1 times found in roadside
Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 2 times search
Elevations: collected from 10 - 400 meters, 181 meters average
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