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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.

Notes

Published as part of Koch, Hauke, 2010, Combining morphology and DNA barcoding resolves the taxonomy of Western Malagasy Liotrigona Moure, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), pp. 413 in African Invertebrates 51 (2) on pages 416-418, DOI: 10.5733/afin.051.0210, http://zenodo.org/record/7913729

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Additional details

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