huachucanum

Stenamma huachucanum M.R. Smith

Submitted by David on Thu, 09/09/2010 - 01:00

Genus Species:

Stenamma huachucanum

Biology

Biology Introduction:

Rarely collected. A few collections have come from under stones. One of these was from an area at the edge of a pine-fir woodland and the other from on an open slope. A worker was also found in a leaf litter sample taken from an oak-pine-juniper woodland.

Identity

Identification:

The species is distinguished by the following characters: Small eye for a Stenamma, the greatest diameter of which is approximately 0.10 mm and has 5-7 ommatidia; very weakly developed dypeal carinae and mesoepinotal impression; pair of extremely smaIl (almost vestigial) tuberculate epinotal spines; the unusually high petiolar node which is much compressed anteroposteriorly; base of gaster almost destitute of longitudinal rugulae, these when present or well developed apparently never exceeding 0.05 mm in length; bicolored appearance, and the delicate sculpturing of the body.

Smith 1957.

Etymology Text:

Named for the Huachuca Mountains.

Occurrence

Range:

USA. Arizona. This species is known from the Catalina, Huachuca and Chiricahua Mountains. There is also a record of this species from Colorado (Gregg 1963) and Texas (Van Pelt 1983).

Region:

Nearctic

Type Information

Type Information:

The holotype and eight paratype workers are in the collection of the U. S. National Museum under No. 62393. The remaining paratypes are in the collection of W. S. Creighton.

Smith 1957

Type Locality:

Head of Carr Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona

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