cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Fusininae Wrigley 1927, s.l.
Creators: name: Lyons, William G.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae

description: Subfamily Fusininae Wrigley, 1927
Until recently the genus Fusinus s.l. was used as a catch-all category to contain several hundred living and fossil species of Fusininae. According to Vermeij & Snyder (2018), 13 new genera have been introduced between 2003 and 2018 to accommodate many of the more atypical species previously placed in Fusinus, and most recently Vermeij & Snyder (2018) introduced ten more genera to bring more precise organization to many of the larger species that still remained in Fusinus s.l. However, although Vermeij & Snyder assigned many species among Fusinus s.s. and their genera, many other speciess were not dealt with and must remain in Fusinus s.l. until such time that this is done. Three Guianan species formerly placed in Fusinus were reclassified by Vermeij & Snyder in their new genera Lyonsifusus and Aristofusus. We retain other Guianan species not reclassified by Vermeij & Snyder in the genus Fusinus s.l.
Two other new genera of Vermeij and Snyder containing species mentioned in the following accounts are Africofusus (type species Fusus ocellifer Lamarck, 1816) and Goniofusus (type species Fusus dupetitthouarsi Kiener, 1840).
description: Published as part of Lyons, William G. & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2019, Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of French Guiana and nearby regions, with descriptions of two new species and comments on marine zoogeography of northeastern South America, pp. 239-268 in Zootaxa 4585 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2637300
Lyonsifusus Vermeij & Snyder 2018
Creators: name: Lyons, William G.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Lyonsifusus

description: Genus Lyonsifusus Vermeij & Snyder, 2018
Type species: Murex ansatus Gmelin, 1791, by original designation (Vermeij & Snyder 2018: 57).
description: Published as part of Lyons, William G. & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2019, Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of French Guiana and nearby regions, with descriptions of two new species and comments on marine zoogeography of northeastern South America, pp. 239-268 in Zootaxa 4585 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2637300
Lyonsifusus ansatus
Creators: name: Lyons, William G.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Lyonsifusus
Lyonsifusus ansatus

description: The Lyonsifusus ansatus species complex
In species complexes within several Fusinine genera, the morphologies of typical specimens diverge into several or many diverse forms. Given the present depauperate understanding of the biology of individual fusinine taxa, taxonomists have tended to regard these complexes simply as variable species. Examples include Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758) of the western Pacific, F. perplexus (A. Adams, 1864) of Japanese seas, Africofusus ocellifer (Lamarck, 1816) of South Africa and Marmorofusus nicobaricus (Röding, 1798) of the Indo-west Pacific (see Snyder & Lyons 2014). Two examples in the western Atlantic include the group of Goniofusus strigatus (Philippi, 1850) — G. brasiliensis (Grabau, 1904) of central and southern Brazil and the Lyonsifusus ansatus complex of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles. The latter group contains several named taxa, of which we classify all except one as the variable L. ansatus (Gmelin, 1791) (see below). The exception is Lyonsifusus carvalhoriosi (Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 2001), which clearly is related to the L. ansatus group but whose shell morphology is sufficiently distinctive to merit recognition as a separate species.
description: Published as part of Lyons, William G. & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2019, Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of French Guiana and nearby regions, with descriptions of two new species and comments on marine zoogeography of northeastern South America, pp. 239-268 in Zootaxa 4585 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2637300
Aristofusus Vermeij & Snyder 2018
Creators: name: Lyons, William G.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Aristofusus

description: Genus Aristofusus Vermeij & Snyder, 2018
Type species: Fusus excavatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1880, by original designation (Vermeij & Snyder, 2018: 57, 66).
description: Published as part of Lyons, William G. & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2019, Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of French Guiana and nearby regions, with descriptions of two new species and comments on marine zoogeography of northeastern South America, pp. 239-268 in Zootaxa 4585 (2) on page 251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2637300
Fusinus Rafinesque 1815
Creators: name: Lyons, William G.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Fusinus

description: Genus Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815
Type species: Murex colus Linnaeus, 1758, Recent, Indo-West Pacific, by monotypy.
Although Vermeij & Snyder (2018: 61) made clear that there are no species of Fusinus s.s. in the New World and reclassified in other genera most of the larger New World species formerly placed in Fusinus, they did not mention two of the Guianan species. We have retained those two species in Fusinus s.l. for lack of a more appropriate genus in which to place them.
description: Published as part of Lyons, William G. & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2019, Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of French Guiana and nearby regions, with descriptions of two new species and comments on marine zoogeography of northeastern South America, pp. 239-268 in Zootaxa 4585 (2) on page 252, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2637300
Lamellilatirus Lyons & Snyder 2008
Creators: name: Lyons, William G.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Lamellilatirus

description: Genus Lamellilatirus Lyons & Snyder, 2008
Type species. Fusus ceramidus Dall, 1889, Recent, Barbados, by original designation (Lyons & Snyder, 2008: 236).
Diagnosis. Shell: small to medium size, fusiform, light-weight, with columellar folds faint or (usually) lacking and with abundant scale-like lamellae on sutural ramp. Radula: rachidian tooth subquadrate, longer than wide, with 3 forward-directed cusps, median cusp longest; lateral tooth wide, with single small cusp at medial edge, flanked by larger, mesially slanting saw-toothed cusps; much smaller cusp near lateral margin separated from others by wide gap (Lyons & Snyder 2008: 228, fig. 3a, after Bullock 1968).
Remarks. Absence of columellar folds is common among genera of Fusininae but also occurs among some genera of Peristerniinae, e.g. the Indo-west Pacific genus Fusolatirus Kuroda & Habe, 1971, but the radula of Fusolatirus has alternating long and short cusps on lateral teeth (Kuroda & Habe 1971: 182). Bullock (1968: pl. 8) figured radulae of several Western Atlantic species of Peristerniinae now in Polygona Schumacher, 1817, Hemipolygona Roveretto, 1899, Pustulatirus Vermeij & Snyder, 2006, Bullockus Lyons & Snyder, 2008 and Lamellilatirus. Of these, the Lamellilatirus radula resembles those of species now classified in Pustulatirus, but shells of that genus have distinct columellar folds (Lyons & Snyder 2013a). The Lamellilatirus radula also resembles those of some species of the Indo-west Pacific genus Benimakia Habe, 1958 (see Bouchet & Snyder 2012: figs. 3A–F), but shells of that genus have a labral tooth that is absent in Lamellilatirus.
In studies of molecular phylogeny of Fasciolariidae (Couto et al. 2016: 314, 315; Kantor et al. 2018: 4, 14), a species of Lamellilatirus from French Guiana (IM 2013-56511) grouped with species of Latirus Montfort, 1810, Leucozonia Gray, 1847 and Polygona Schumacher, 1817 (genera customarily placed in Peristerniinae), not with genera of Fusininae.
Five species of Lamellilatirus have been described: L. ceramidus (Dall, 1889) and L. dominiquei, L. eburneus, L. lamyi and L. sunderlandorum, all of Lyons and Snyder, 2013. Species of Lamellilatirus were known previously only in the southern Caribbean Sea, ranging from Puerto Rico and Honduras southward to Venezuela. Two new species described here extend the range of the genus to northeastern South America.
description: Published as part of Lyons, William G. & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2019, Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of French Guiana and nearby regions, with descriptions of two new species and comments on marine zoogeography of northeastern South America, pp. 239-268 in Zootaxa 4585 (2) on pages 254-255, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2637300
Polygona lactea
Creators: name: Lyons, William G.
name: Snyder, Martin Avery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Fasciolariidae
Polygona
Polygona lactea

description: Polygona lactea (Matthews-Cascon, Matthews & Rocha, 1991)
(Figures 29–38)
Latirus lacteum Matthews-Cascon et al., 1991: 1 –6, figs. 1–4; Snyder, 2003: 123; Mallard & Robin, 2005: 18 (Brazil); Pimenta et al., 2014: 69, 90, figs. 19 (holotype figured in two views). Polygona lactea: Vermeij & Snyder, 2006: 418 –420, fig. 3R.
Types. Holotype: dd, 27 mm, off Pará, Brazil, 01°32’05”N, 47°24’05”W, 63 m, MNRJ 6201. Paratypes: 2-dd, 18 and 32 mm, CMPHRM 688B and 1031B.
Material examined. French Guiana —2-dd, 25.5 and 29.5 mm, GUYANE sta. CP 4352, 05°13.9’N, 51°41.7’W, 60 m, 28 Jul 2014.
Remarks. Latirus lacteum Matthews-Cascon et al., 1991, was introduced for five specimens dredged from coralline algae substrates off Pará and Amapá, Brazil. The description and figures resemble some specimens of P. bernadensis from French Guiana. We could not obtain specimens for comparison but obtained photographs of the holotype (Figs. 29–30) and two paratypes (Figs. 31–34). The paratypes are long-dead shells bearing polychaete tubes, foraminifera, and other encrustations, but the holotype, a shiny white shell, is fresh and in good condition except for an eroded protoconch.
Specimens we include here as P. lactea are two empty white shells with broken lips and drill holes (Figs. 35–38); white seems to have been their original color and not a result of fading. Protoconch and teleoconch morphologies of the shells resemble those of P. bernadensis but the protoconchs are slightly smaller and the revolving cords of the spire are narrower than those of the latter species; many cords of P. lactea are separated by single, finer threads in their interspaces. The net effect is of a shell that more resembles the original figures of P. lactea than they do shells of P. bernadensis.
Although P. lactea was listed by Mallard and Robin (2005), it was not included in the compendium by Mallard and Robin (2017). Very few specimens are known, and the original specimens seem to have been immature and in less than optimal condition. Perhaps fresher mature specimens could enable better understanding of this poorly known species.
description: Published as part of Lyons, William G. & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2019, Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of French Guiana and nearby regions, with descriptions of two new species and comments on marine zoogeography of northeastern South America, pp. 239-268 in Zootaxa 4585 (2) on pages 260-261, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/2637300
Myrsidea meyi Valim, Price & Johnson 2011
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea meyi

description: Myrsidea meyi Valim, Price & Johnson, 2011
Myrsidea meyi Valim, Price & Johnson, 2011: 8, figs 21, 26–27, 30–32.
Type host. Syndactyla subalaris (P.L. Sclater, 1859) —lineated foliage-gleaner.
Type locality. Palo Seco, Panamá.
Material examined. Ex Syndactyla subalaris: 1♀, 1♂, Tapantí National Park, Sector Tapantí, Costa Rica (09°46'N, 83°47'W), 3 August 2009, O. Sychra & I. Literak (MMBC).
Ex Thripadectes rufobrunneus (Lawrence, 1865) —streak-breasted treehunter: 3♀, 7♂, Tapantí National Park, Sector Tapantí, Costa Rica (09°46'N, 83°47'W), 31 July and 6 August 2009, O. Sychra & I. Literak (MMBC).
Remarks. This is the first record of a chewing louse from Thripadectes rufobrunneus, as well as the first record of M. meyi from Costa Rica. Our specimens differ from the original description of M. meyi by setal counts and dimensions, as follows [data from Valim et al. (2011) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 4). Length of dhs 10, 0.055–0.065 (0.080); dhs 11, 0.115–0.125 (0.110); ratio dhs 10/11, 0.44– 0.57 (0.72). Femur III with 13–18 (14) setae in ventral setal brush. Tergal setae: I, 6–8 (8); II, 9–11 (12); III, 11–13 (13); IV, 12–15 (14); V, 13–16 (14); VI, 13–16 (14); VII, 4–10 (8); VIII, 4 (2). Sternal setae: II, 5–6 (5) in each aster, with 13–15 (13) marginal setae between asters, 4–5 (10) medioanterior; III, 25–29 (25); IV, 27–31 (31); V, 27–31 (30); VI, 26–31 (25); VII, 19–25 (19); VIII–IX, 11–16 (12); and 9–14 (13) setae on vulvar margin. Anal fringe formed by 35–39 (31) dorsal and 34–37 (36) ventral setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.48–0.50 (0.49); HL, 0.30– 0.35 (0.34); PW, 0.29–0.31 (0.31); MW, 0.44–0.50 (0.50); AW, 0.62–0.66 (0.65); ANW, 0.24–0.26 (0.24); TL, 1.57–1.60 (1.54).
Male (n = 8). Metanotum not enlarged with 4–5 (4) marginal setae; metasternal plate with 6–8 (6) setae. Femur III with 14–16 (11–14) setae in ventral setal brush. Tergal setae: I, 4–6 (4–5); II, 8–11 (9–10); V, 10–12 (12); VI, 11–12 (10–11); VII, 6–8 (5–7); VIII, 4–5 (4). Anterior margin of sternal plate II with a medial notch. Sternal setae: II, with 11–14 (8–11) marginal setae between asters, 5 (8) medioanterior; III, 20–24 (20–22); VII, 15–17 (14–15); VIII, 6–11 (6–9; sternites VII–VIII with 0–1 medioanterior setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.44 (0.45); HL, 0.32–0.34 (0.31); PW, 0.27–0.29 (0.29–0.30); AWIV, 0.47–0.49 (0.49); GSL, 0.07 (0.06); TL, 1.30–1.35 (1.23–1.33).
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on pages 409-410, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea dalgleishi Valim, Price & Johnson 2011
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea dalgleishi

description: Myrsidea dalgleishi Valim, Price & Johnson, 2011
Myrsidea sp. 2; Sychra et al. 2007: 123, fig. 13.
Myrsidea dalgleishi Valim, Price & Johnson, 2011: 10, figs 28–29, 33–35.
Type host. Glyphorynchus spirurus (Vieillot, 1819) —wedge-billed woodcreeper.
Type locality. San José, Tinamaste, 12 km SW San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica.
Material examined. Ex Glyphorynchus spirurus: 1♀, Barbilla National Park, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica (09°59'N, 85°27'W), 3 September 2004, I. Literak, M. Capek & M. Havlicek (INBIO—O. Sychra CR 10).
Remarks. Here we confirm that a female described as “ Myrsidea sp. 2” by Sychra et al. (2007) is conspecific with M. dalgleishi originally described from G. spirurus from a different location in Costa Rica. Our specimen differ from the original description of M. dalgleishi by setal counts and dimensions, as follows [data from Valim et al. (2011) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 1). Length of dhs 10, 0.065 (0.03); dhs 11, 0.102 (0.09); ratio dhs 10/11, 0.64 (0.33). Gula with 5– 6 (4–5) setae on each side. Tergal setae: II, 12 (8–10); IV, 12 (9–11); VI, 7 (10–11); VII, 4 (7–8); VIII, 4 (5–6). Sternal setae: IV, 26 (22–24); VI, 23 (19–21). Dimensions: TW, 0.42 (0.41); PW, 0.26 (0.24–0.25); AWIV, 0.53 (0.50–0.51).
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea klimesi Sychra 2006
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea klimesi

description: Myrsidea klimesi Sychra, 2006
Myrsidea klimesi Sychra, 2006 in Sychra et al. 2006: 55, figs 10–11, 14–15.
Type host. Formicarius analis (d´Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)—black-faced ant-thrush.
Type locality. Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica.
Material examined. Ex Formicarius analis: 7 nymphs II, Zona Protectora Las Tablas, Costa Rica (08°54'N, 82°47'W), 21 August 2010, O. Sychra & I. Literak (MMBC).
Remarks. Although we examined only nymphs, we believe they belong to M. klimesi because they are from the type host species, even if from a different locality in Costa Rica.
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 407, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea Waterston 1915
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea

description: Myrsidea sp. 1
Material examined. Ex Taraba major (Vieillot, 1816) —great antshrike: 1♀, Los Tres Gigantes Biological Station in the Paraguayan Pantanal, Paraguay (20°04'S, 50°09'W), 7 September 2012, I. Literak (MMBC).
Remarks. This is the first record of a chewing louse from Taraba major. Our female is close to Myrsidea dacostai Price, Johnson & Dalgleish, 2008 from Thamnophilus doliatus (Linnaeus, 1764), although it is considerably larger than specimens from the type host in almost all dimensions. This size discrepancy could be the result of a correlation with the size differences between the two hosts: Taraba major with length 19–20cm and weight 50–70g against Thamnophilus doliatus with length 15–16cm and weight 24–30g (see Zimmer & Isler 2003). Such correlation of host and louse size within a given louse genus is known as Harrison’s Rule (Price et al. 2003). Furthermore, both Taraba major and Thamnophilus doliatus have almost the same geographical distribution (Clements et al. 2017). More data are necessary to test if these differences are due to intraspecific variation or if our female represents another, distinct, species.
Our specimen differs from the original description of M. dacostai by setal counts and dimensions, as follows [data from Price et al. (2008b) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 1). Metanotum with 7 (5–6) marginal setae. Tergal setae: I, 15 (12–14); III, 17 (11–14). Sternal setae: II, 11 (14–16) marginal setae between asters, 3 (8–9) medioanterior setae. Anal fringe formed by 51 (44–50) dorsal and 40 (45–47) ventral setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.53 (0.49–0.50); HL, 0.37 (0.33–0.34); MW, 0.52 (0.48– 0.51); TL, 1.75 (1.58–1.66).
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 418, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea barbati Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish 2005
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea barbati

description: Myrsidea barbati Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005
Myrsidea barbati Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005: 8, figs 9–10.
Type host. Myiobius barbatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) —whiskered flycatcher.
Type locality. 12 km SW San Isidro de El General, Tinamaste, San José Province, Costa Rica.
Material examined. Ex Myiobius sulphureipygius (P.L. Sclater, 1857) —sulphur-rumped flycatcher: 1♀, Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica (09°40'N, 85°05'W), 28 August 2004, I. Literak, M. Capek & M. Havlicek (MMBC).
Remarks. This is the first record of a louse from Myiobius suphureipygius. Our specimen differs slightly from the original description of M. barbati by some setal counts, as follows [data from Price et al. (2005) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 1). Sternal setae: IV, 31 (24–29); V, 34 (28–33). Anal fringe with 32 (25–31) dorsal setae.
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 422, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea spellmani Price, Johnson & Dalgleish 2008
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea spellmani

description: Myrsidea spellmani Price, Johnson & Dalgleish, 2008
Myrsidea spellmani Price, Johnson & Dalgleish, 2008b: 58.
Type host. Hylophylax naevioides (Lafresnaye, 1847) —spotted antbird.
Type locality. Rio Mono, Panamá.
Material examined. Ex Hylophylax naevioides: 2 nymphs II, Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Sector Santa María, Sendero del Padre, Costa Rica (10°46'N, 85°18'W), 20 August 2009, O. Sychra & I. Literak.
Remarks. Although we only examined nymphs, we believe they are M. spellmani considering that our specimens were collected from the type host species.
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 420, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea flaviventris Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish 2005
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
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Myrsidea
Myrsidea flaviventris

description: Myrsidea flaviventris Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005
Myrsidea flaviventris Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005: 8.
Type host. Tolmomyias flaviventris (Wied, 1831) —yellow-breasted flycatcher.
Type locality. Melajo Forest, Sangre Grande, Trinidad & Tobago.
Material examined. Ex Tolmomyias sulphurescens (Spix, 1825) —yellow-olive flycatcher: 1♀, Atlántida, Tela, Lancetilla Botanical Garden, Honduras (15°44'N, 87°27'W), 10 August 2014, I. Literak (MMBC).
Remarks. This is the first record of Myrsidea from Tolmomyias sulphurescens. Until now, Myrsidea flaviventris was known from Trinidad & Tobago and Perú (Price et al. 2005), and this is the first record from Honduras. Our specimen differs from the original description of M. flaviventris by setal counts and dimensions, as follows [data from Price et al. (2005) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 1). Tergal setae: II, 15 (9–11); V, 12 (10–11). Sternal setae: II, in total 17 (24–25) medioanterior and marginal setae; III, 27 (23–25); IV, 36 (31–35); VI, 34 (35–37). Anal fringe with 32 (35–42) dorsal setae. Dimensions: TW, 0.47 (0.46); MW, 0.44 (0.41–0.42); ANW, 0.22 (0.20–0.21).
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 424, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea oleaginei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish 2005
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
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Year: 2018
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Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea oleaginei

description: Myrsidea oleaginei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005
Myrsidea oleaginei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005: 13, figs 15–16.
Type host. Mionectes oleagineus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)—ochre-bellied flycatcher.
T ype locality. Simla near Arima, Trinidad & Tobago.
Material examined. Ex Mionectes oleagineus: 3♀, 3♂, Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica (09°40'N 85°05'W), 18 August 2004, I. Literak, M. Capek & M. Havlicek (MMBC); 3♀, 1♂, Centro URKU, Tarapoto, Perú (06°27'S, 76°21'W), 8 August 2011, I. Literak (MMBC); 4♀, 1♂, Atlántida, Tela, Lancetilla Botanical Garden, Honduras (15°44'N, 87°27'W), 10–18 August 2014, I. Literak (MMBC).
Remarks. This is the first record of Myrsidea oleaginei in Honduras. Our specimens differ from the original description of M. oleaginei by setal counts and dimensions, as follows [data from Price et al. (2005) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 10). Metanotum with 10–11 (8–10) marginal setae. Tergal setae: I, 6–9 (8–13); III, 1 2–15 (10– 14). Anterior margin of sternal plate II with a medial notch. Sternal setae: II, 4–5 (4) in each aster; III, 24–25 (20– 24); IV, 30–36 (22–29); V, 29–32 (24–31); VI, 22–27 (19–25); VIII–IX, 7–9; and 9–11 setae on serrated vulvar margin (total number of VIII–IX sternal setae is 1 6–20 vs 18–22 in Price et al. 2005). Dimensions: PW, 0.26–0.29 (0.25–0.28); ANW, 0.19–0.21 (0.17–0.20).
Male (n = 5). Metanotum with 10 (6–8) marginal setae. Tergal setae: I, 10 (7–9); II, 12 (8–11); VI, 14 (10–13). Sternal setae: II, 3–4 (4) in each aster; III, 22 (17–20); V, 27 (19–26); VI, 23 (16–22). Dimensions: TW, 0.40 (0.36– 0.39); PW, 0.27 (0.23–0.26); MW, 0.34 (0.30–0.33); AWIV, 0.43 (0.38–0.42); GSL, 0.10 (0.09).
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea olivacei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish 2005
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
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Menoponidae
Myrsidea
Myrsidea olivacei

description: Myrsidea olivacei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005
Myrsidea olivacei Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005: 15, fig. 20.
Type host. Mionectes olivaceus Lawrence, 1868 —olive-striped flycatcher.
Type locality. Simla near Arima, Trinidad & Tobago.
Material examined. Ex Mionectes olivaceus: 2♀, 2♂, Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica (10°46'N, 85°18'W), 22–24 August 2009, O. Sychra & I. Literak (MMBC); 2♂, Tapantí National Park, Sector Tapantí, Costa Rica (09°46'N, 83°47'W), 6 August 2009, O. Sychra & I. Literak (MMBC).
Remarks. This is the first record of M. olivacei from Costa Rica. Our specimens differ from the original description of M. olivacei by setal counts and dimensions, as follows [data from Price et al. (2005) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 2). Metanotum with 9–10 (10) marginal setae Tergal setae: I, 8–9 (11); III, 1 3–15 (12–13); IV, 13– 14 (12–13); V, 15–16 (12–13); VI, 12–14 (12–13); VII, 11–12 (10); VIII, 7–9 (6). Sternal setae: II, with 13–16 marginal setae between asters, 4–6 medioanterior (total number of setae on sternite II including aster setae is 25–30 vs 32 in Price et al. 2005); III, 22–24 (24); V, 34 (28–31); VI, 26–29 (28–31); VII, 16 (13); VIII–IX, 8–9; and 12– 13 setae on serrated vulvar margin (total number of VIII–IX sternal setae is 20–22 in comparison with 18 in Price et al. 2005). Dimensions: HL, 0.28–0.29 (0.31); PW, 0.28–0.29 (0.28); MW, 0.41–0.42 (0.43); AWIV, 0.54–0.56 (0.55); ANW, 0.21 (0.20); TL, 1.46–1.49 (1.43).
Male (n = 4). Metanotum with 6–9 (8) marginal setae. Tergal setae: I, 7–8 (9); II, 12–14 (13); III, 12–13 (9– 12); IV, 12–15 (9–12); V, 13–15 (9–12); VI, 11–14 (9–12); VII, 8–12 (8); VIII, 7–8 (6). Sternal setae: II, with 13– 14 marginal setae between asters, 4–5 medioanterior (total number of setae on sternite II including aster setae is 25–27 vs 27 in Price et al. 2005); III, 1 7–21 (19); IV, 22–26 (21); V, 28–33 (26); VI, 24–26 (21); VII, 14–16 (12); VIII, 6–7 (5); remainder of plate, 6–9. Dimensions: TW, 0.39–0.40 (0.40); HL, 0.24 (0.28); PW, 0.25–0.26 (0.26); MW, 0.32–0.33 (0.35); AWIV, 0.41–0.42 (0.44); TL, 1.18–1.20 (1.12).
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Myrsidea pitangi Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish 2005
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
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Myrsidea
Myrsidea pitangi

description: Myrsidea pitangi Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005
(Fig. 40)
Myrsidea pitangi Price, Hellenthal & Dalgleish, 2005: 6, figs 4–6.
Type host. Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) — great kiskadee.
Type locality. Tumpuna Rd, Trinidad & Tobago.
Material examined. Ex Pitangus sulphuratus: 1♂ Los Tres Gigantes Biological Station in the Paraguayan Pantanal, Paraguay (20°04'S, 50°09'W), 7 September 2012, I. Literak (MMBC); 1♀ Atlántida, Tela, Lancetilla Botanical Garden, Honduras (15°44'N, 87°27'W), 13 August 2014, I. Literak (MMBC).
Remarks. Myrsidea pitangi was known from Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica, and our records are the first from Honduras, Paraguay and Perú. Our specimens differ from the original description of M. pitangi by setal counts and dimensions, as follows [data from Price et al. (2005) are in parentheses]:
Female (n = 1). Metanotum not enlarged, with 7 (10–11) marginal setae. Tergal setae: I, 8 (10–11); II, 11 (12– 15); V, 11 (13–14); VII, 9 (6–7). Anterior margin of sternal plate II with a medial notch. Sternal setae: III, 34 (25– 31); VII, 19 (13–15); Anal fringe with 41 (42–46) dorsal setae. Dimensions: HL, 0.39 (0.35–0.38); PW, 0.34 (0.35– 0.37); MW, 0.50 (0.53–0.55); AWIV, 0.68 (0.73–0.79); ANW, 0.26 (0.28–0.29); TL, 1.72 (1.76–1.79).
Male (n =1). Tergal setae: I, 7 (8–11). Sternal setae: VII, 18 (15–16); VIII, 9 (7). Genital sac sclerite as in Fig. 40. Dimensions: PW, 0.30 (0.32–0.34); GSL, 0.12 (about 0.10 long).
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 429, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Pachycondyla sennaarensis
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Pachycondyla sennaarensis

description: Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862) Fig. 2
Ponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862. - Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 721. (Sudan).
Pachycondyla sennaarensis. - COLLINGWOOD 1985: 254; COLLINGWOOD & VAN HARTEN 1994: 39.
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island:spms from Adho Dimello, IV.1967, K.M. Guichard, NHMB; spms from Hadibo, 13-14.IV.1993, A. van Harten, CCC; spms from Hadibo, 17.IX.1998, W Wranik, CWWR; spms from Di Lisheh, 05.X.1998, A. van Harten, CCC; 7 ☿☿, Adho Dimello, base camp, 12°34'N 54°02'E, 940 m, 03.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2063, NHCY; 6 ☿☿, 1 9, coast road east of Hadibo, coastal sand dunes, 12°36'N 54°21'E, 04-06.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2064, NHCY; 2 ☿☿, Hoq, coast plain near cave, 12°36'N 54°21'E, 50-320 m, 05-06.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2065, NHCY ("hosts of Pselaphidae "); 15 ☿☿, Diksam Plateau, 12°32'N 53°59E, 1020 m, pitfall trap, 22-24.II. 1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2067, NHCY; spms from Diksam, 22.II. 1999, W. Wranik, CWWR; spms from Farmihin, 23.II.1999, W. Wranik, CWWR; spms from Hadibo, 15.II.2000, W. Wranik, CWWR; spms from Nojid, waterfall area, 16.II.2000, W. Wranik, CWWR; 2 ☿☿, Goeeh, 12°32'N 54°10'E, 240 m, 23.X.2000, A. van Harten, HLMD-Hym-2068, NHCY; 7 ☿☿, Dijoub, around cave, 12°23N 54°01'E, 90 m, 24.X.2000, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2069, NHCY. - Yemen, Samha Island:spms from coastal area, 15.II.1999, W. Wranik, CWWR. - Yemen, Abd al-Kuri Island:spms from coastal plain, 18.II.1999, W. Wranik, CWWR; 15 ☿☿, 1 pupa, west coast, 12°10'N 53°15E, above 200 m, 18.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2066, NHCY.
Remarks: This ponerine ant is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa, where it inhabits savannas and open forests; it is also the most common member of the subfamily in southern Arabia. While it is regarded as native at least throughout Africa, it is also notably preferring man-impacted habitats, such as human settlements, rubbish dumps and waste ground. Thus it is in question whether the species is indigenous to the Socotra Archipelago. It is a general scavenger but will attack other insects and has a painful sting. Allergic reactions to the sting, sometimes severe, are a problem locally in Arabia (Dib 1992, Rizk et al. 1998), where it is called the "Samsun ant". Probably because of awareness of the painful sting, Socotri people refer to this ant by a specific denomination (“dfftim”), as different to the word for ant (“nimihil”).
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on page 478, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560
Myrsidea Waterston 1915
Creators: name: Kolencik, Stanislav
name: Sychra, Oldrich
name: Papousek, Ivo
name: Kuabara, Kamila M. D.
name: Valim, Michel P.
name: Literak, Ivan
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Myrsidea

description: Myrsidea sp.
We collected a few specimens of Myrsidea from five other species of Tyrannidae, as follows: Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766), Elaenia frantzii Lawrence, 1865, Ramphotrigon megacephalum (Swainson, 1835), Rhynchocyclus brevirostris (Cabanis, 1847), and Zimmerius vilissimus (P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1859) (see Table 3). They represent first records of Myrsidea from C. virens, and of any louse from the other four hosts. Unfortunately, with one exception, they were all nymphs, from which we were unsuccessful in obtaining genetic data or meaningful morphological data for their identification. The exception was one female from Ramphotrigon megacephalum which, unfortunately, was destroyed during DNA extraction.
description: Published as part of Kolencik, Stanislav, Sychra, Oldrich, Papousek, Ivo, Kuabara, Kamila M. D., Valim, Michel P. & Literak, Ivan, 2018, New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves), pp. 401-431 in Zootaxa 4418 (5) on page 429, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1244956
Pheidole lamellinoda Forel 1902
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Pheidole lamellinoda

description: Pheidole lamellinoda Forel, 1902 Figs 3-4
Pheidole lamellinoda Forel, 1902. - Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 166. (India).
Pheidole lamellinoda. - COLLINGWOOD 1985: 254; COLLINGWOOD & VAN Harten 1994: 39.
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island:spms from Adho Dimello, IV.1967, K.M. Guichard, NHMB; spms from Hadibo, 03-06.X.1998, A. van Harten, CCC; spms from Di Lisheh, 05.X.1998, A. van Harten, CCC; 5 major ☿☿, 16 minor ☿☿, 2 pupae, 1 larva, Adho Dimello, base camp, 12°34'N 54°02'E, 940 m, 03.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2070, NHCY.
Remarks: This interesting species was described from the Indian mainland, where records suggest that it is rather local. It has not been found in Arabia and has not been reported as an introduced species elsewhere. The presence of a ventral forward-directed translucent lobe on the petiole of the major workers characterises the species. Minor workers, lacking this character, may be difficult to tell apart from several congeners, including P. teneriffana Forel, 1893, which does have a distinctly lower postpetiolar node.
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on page 478, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel 1881
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Cardiocondyla emeryi

description: Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 Fig. 6
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881. - Mitt. Munch. Entomol. Ver. 5: 5. (Puerto Rico: St. Thomas Island).
Cardiocondyla emeryi. - COLLINGWOOD & VAN HarTEN 1994: 39.
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island: spms from Nojid, 16.IV.1993, A. van Harten, CCC; 2? ☿, Adho Dimello, base camp, 12°34'N 54°02'E, 940 m, 03.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2071.
Remarks: This very successful tramp species has a nearly pantropical distribution nowadays. Even though it likely originates from the Ethiopian Region (Bolton 1982), it is very probable that it has been transferred artificially to Socotra also. Colonies are small and cryptic and these ants are thus rarely collected. Like all its congeners, Cardiocondyla emeryi is characterised by the relatively wide postpetiole and total absence of erect dorsal body hairs.
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on page 479, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr 1870
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Tetramorium lanuginosum

description: Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 Fig. 7
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870. - Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ces. Wien 20: 976. (Indonesia: Java).
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island:nest sample, Adho Dimello, base camp, 12°34N 54°02E, 940 m, 03.II.1999, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2072, NHCY.
Remarks: This species, likely of south-east Asian origin, is becoming an increasingly common tramp throughout tropical regions. It can be recognised by the smoothly rounded alitrunk dorsum and profuse long, often bifid body hairs.
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on page 481, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560
Pheidole teneriffana Forel 1893
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Pheidole teneriffana

description: Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893 Fig. 5
Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893. - Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 37: 465. (Spain: Canary Islands).
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island: spms from Hadibo, IX.1998, W Wranik, CWWR; spms from Hadibo, III.1999, W Wranik, CWWR. - Yemen, Darsa Island: 10.II.2000, W Wranik, CWWR.
Remarks: This species is probably native throughout northern Africa and appears to be spreading over a wide front in the Middle East, Arabia and the Mediterranean countries. The low and wide angulate postpetiole and the completely striate head in the major worker, with some sculpture present also in most minor workers, are diagnostic characters. In addition to Fig. 5, the detailed drawings by Snelling (1992) may be studied.
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on pages 478-479, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560
Tetramorium simillimum
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Tetramorium simillimum

description: Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, 1851) Fig. 8
Myrmica simillima Smith, 1851. - List of the specimens of British animals in the collection of the British Museum.
Part VI. Hymenoptera, Aculeata: 118. (Great Britain).
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island: spms from Hadibo, 03-06.X.1998, A. van Harten, CCC.
Remarks: Just one sample from Socotra is available for this tramp species, probably originating from Africa. Its distribution is cosmopolitan throughout the tropics and subtropics, and it is regularly found in heated greenhouses in the northern hemisphere. The most useful character to recognise the species are the blunt, erect hairs sparsely distributed all over the body surface, as well as the strongly developed frontal carinae and antennal scrobes which separate the species from T. caldarium (Roger, 1857).
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on page 481, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560
Cardiocondyla longiceps Seifert 2003
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Cardiocondyla longiceps

description: Cardiocondyla longiceps Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla longiceps Seifert, 2003. - Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 104 B: 259. (Yemen: Socotra Island).
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island: 1 ♀ (holotype), 3 ♀ ♀ (paratypes), Hadibo, 14.IV.1993, A. van Harten, SMNG.
Remarks: This species has been just recently described (Seifert 2003) from winged gynes originating both from Socotra Island and the Yemen mainland (Ta’izz). The workers are as yet unknown. As a member of the Cardiocondyla shuckardi-group, the new species has the propodeal spines much shorter than in C. emeryi, a character true also for workers in this species group. On the known measurements of gynes and workers in related species, Seifert (2003) predicted morphometric data for C. longiceps workers, on the basis of which we include the species in the key. The species of the C. shuckardi-group inhabit arid parts of Madagascar, Africa, southern Arabia and the Middle East. Cardiocondyla longiceps may be predicted to occur around the Horn of Africa also.
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on pages 479-480, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560
Tetramorium caldarium
Creators: name: Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
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Tetramorium caldarium

description: Tetramorium caldarium (Roger, 1857) Fig. 9
Tetrogmus caldarius Roger, 1857. - Berl. Entomol. Z. 1: 12. (Poland).
Specimens examined: Yemen, Socotra Island: 1 ☿, Wadi Daneghan, 12°37N 54°04'E, 90 m, 21-22.X.2000, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2073; 4 ☿☿, 1 9, Coeeh, 12°32'N 54°10'E, 240 m, 23.X.2000, A. van Harten, HLMD-Hym-2074, NHCY; 1 ☿, Coeeh, 12°32'N 54°10'E, 240 m, 23.X.2000, H. Pohl, NHCY; 1 ☿, Nojid, Farmihin, Steroh, wadi, 12°24'N 54°09'E, 24.X.2000, A. van Harten, HLMD-Hym-2075; 7 ☿☿, Wadi Daneghan, 12°37'N 54°04'E, 90 m, pitfall traps, 28-30.X.2000, A. van Harten & H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2076, NHCY, CCC; 1 ☿, Hadibo and immediate surroundings, 12°37'N 54°01'E, 01.XI.2000, A. van Harten, HLMD-Hym-2077.
Remarks: Tetramorium caldarium is generally considered a less common, though also widely recorded, tramp species than its close relative T. simillimum. The picture of their distribution is somewhat unclear, the two long having been considered synonyms. In contrast to T. simillimum, the frontal carinae are feebly developed and the antennal scrobes virtually absent in T. caldarium. The Socotran examples belong to a rarer variant (“transformant”) which has the frontal carinae separated by less than half the head width behind the eyes. This form may constitute a separate species and could originate from eastern Africa (Bolton 1980), casting some doubt whether it has been transferred artificially to Socotra. No records of T. caldarium from the Arabian Peninsula have been brought forth.
description: Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A., 2004, The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago, pp. 473-495 in Fauna of Arabia 20 on page 481, DOI: 0.5281/zenodo.12560