ASIAN
MYRMECOLOGY

Asian Myrmecology, Volume 8, pages 87-94, published December 2016
DOI: 10.20362/am.008010
article first published online: 06/May/2016

Description of the male genitalia of Pristomyrmex punctatus (Smith, 1860) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae)

AIKI YAMADA^1* & KATSUYUKI EGUCHI²

Abstract:

Pristomyrmex punctatus (Smith, 1860) is a parthenogenetic ant species. Colonies are usually composed of workers only, or rarely of workers and a few ergatoid queens. Workers and ergatoids reproduce thelytokously, however colonies containing alate males are often found. The habitus of the body of P. punctatus has already been observed and described by previous authors. In the present study, a detailed description of the male genitalia is provided.

Keywords:

Formicidae, Myrmicinae, Pristomyrmex punctatus, male genitalia, external morphology, taxonomy

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¹Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan

²Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan

*Corresponding author: Aiki.YMD@gmail.com