Liotrigona kinzelbachi Koch 2010, sp. n.
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Description
Liotrigona kinzelbachi sp. n.
Figs 3C, 4
Etymology: The species is dedicated to Prof. em. Dr Ragnar Kinzelbach, whom the author wishes to thank for his support and inspiration during his zoological studies in Rostock.
Description:
Worker.
Total body length ranging from 2.15 mm to 2.58 mm. Forewing length 1.96– 1.78 mm; pterostigma length 0.35–0.39 mm; head width 0.95–1.01 mm (Fig. 3); scutal width 0.69–0.87 mm. Colour: Head black except brown clypeus; labrum and mandibles amber, often with reddish tinge; scape amber to brown and flagellum brown; thorax black to dark brown; abdomen variable from dark brown to amber, dorsal site darker than ventral site; legs with brown coxa, amber trochanter, dark brown femur, amber tibia (hind tibia brown) and amber tarsus.
Queen and male. Unknown.
Comparison:Very similar to L. bitika and L. madecassa, but intermediate in size between the two. Distinguishable from both species by a combination of forewing length, pterostigma length, head width and scutal width (see Table 1). Also distinguishable from other species of Malagasy Liotrigona by its COI sequence (GenBank accession numbers HQ012826 - HQ012834).
Holotype (Fig. 4): MADAGASCAR: ca 60 km northeast of Morondava city in Menabe region [20°03'S: 44°39'E] (ARC-PPRI).
Paratypes (2 workers): MADAGASCAR: same data as holotype (ARC-PPRI).
Distribution: Dry deciduous forest of Kirindy, Menabe region, Western Madagascar.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Liotrigona
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Koch
- Species
- kinzelbachi
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype , paratype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Liotrigona kinzelbachi Koch, 2010