Romblonella
Creators: name: General, David Emmanuel M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Romblonella

description: <b>Key to the species of <i>Romblonella</i>, based on the worker caste</b> 1 In profile, petiole longer than tall, relatively flat dorsally, without a round dorsal outline ……………….... <b> <i>R. palauensis</i> Smith, 1953</b> (Palau Islands) - In profile, petiole taller than long, with a round dorsal outline.....……….……...…… 2 2 In full-face view, dorsum of head longitudinally carinate…………………….. 3 - In full-face view, dorsum of head reticulate…………………………………... 6 3 Dorsum of head with interrupted longitudinal carinae…….…….. <b> <i>R</i>. <i>heatwolei</i> Taylor, 1991</b> (Australia) - Dorsum of head with longitudinal carinae that extend from posterior margin of clypeus to posterior margin of head……………….. 4 4 Mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole dorsally longitudinally carinate ………… <b> <i>R. yapensis</i> Smith, 1953</b> (Micronesia: Caroline Islands) - Mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole dorsally reticulate…………………………………... 5 5 In full-face view, sides of head diverging posteriorly; frontal carinae longer, almost reaching posterior margin of head; posteromedian clypeus as wide as frontal lobe……………….……… <i>R</i>. <i>longinoi</i> <b>sp. n.</b> (Mamutik I., Borneo) - In full-face view, sides of head subparallel; frontal carinae shorter, more than one eyelength from posterior margin of head; posteromedian clypeus wider than frontal lobe..................…… <b> <i>R. townesi</i> Smith, 1953</b> (Marianas Islands) 6 Dorsum of first gastral tergite longitudinally costulate with interstitial punctulae; in fullface view, head subrectangular (CI 84-89); median clypeus narrow, only as wide as frontal lobe….....… <b> <i>R. coryae</i> General, 2015</b> (Palawan I., Philippines) - Dorsum of first gastral tergite smooth, punctulate or reticulate but never longitudinally costulate; in full-face view, head subquadrate (CI&gt; 94); median clypeus wider than frontal lobe…………………..... 7 7 Dorsum of first gastral tergite smooth ………….. <b> <i>R. liogaster</i> (Santschi, 1928)</b> (Fiji I.) - Dorsum of first gastral tergite finely punctulate or reticulate, but never smooth.......................................................... 8 8 Dorsum of mesosoma longitudinally carinate, with scattered cross-hatches; median clypeus without well-developed median carina........................... <b> <i>R. scrobifera</i> (Emery, 1897)</b> (New Guinea) - Dorsum of mesosoma reticulate; median clypeus with well-developed median carina……………………………………… 9 9 In dorsal view, propodeal spines divergent throughout their entire length; body concolorous yellow………….. <b> <i>R. elysii</i> (Mann, 1919)</b> (Solomon Islands) - In dorsal view, propodeal spines basally divergent but distal half parallel or curved slightly inward; body dark-brown with lighter appendages...……………… <b> <i>R. opaca</i> (F. Smith, 1861)</b> (Indonesia, Philippines)
description: Published as part of <i>David Emmanuel M. General, 2016, Romblonella longinoi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a new species and first record of the genus from Sabah, Malaysia, with a key to the species of Romblonella Wheeler, 1935, pp. 112-119 in Halteres 7</i> on page 118, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.55319
description: {"references": ["Smith, M. R. 1953. A new Romblonella from Palau, and the first description of a Romblonella male (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 61: 163 - 167.", "Taylor, R. W. 1991. Notes on the ant genera Romblonella and Willowsiella, with comments on their affinities, and the first description of Australian species. Psyche (Cambridge) 97: 281 - 296. doi: 10.1155 / 1990 / 29514.", "General, D. E. M. and Buenavente, P. A. C. 2015. A second species of the ant genus Romblonella from the Philippines (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Halteres 6: 56 - 62."]}