Proceratium vinaka
Proceratium vinaka | |
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Proceratium vinaka worker | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Genus: | Proceratium |
Species: | P. vinaka
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Binomial name | |
Proceratium vinaka |
Proceratium vinaka is a species of ant from Fiji, and the third species of its genus to be identified there.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from the Fijian word meaning "thank you" or "hello".[1]
Description
[edit]Workers of the species measure 2.41 mm long, making it one of the smaller species of its clade. The species has small eyes. The legs are long. The body is a yellowish or light orange brown, densely covered in short hairs, but with longer, erect hairs interspersed.[1]
Range and habitat
[edit]The species is only known from Mount Tomanivi on the Fijian island of Viti Levu, but is believed to also inhabit the islands of Taveuni and Vanua Levu.[1]
Individuals were collected from leaf litter and decaying wood from undisturbed rainforest half way up the mountain.[1]
Phylogeny
[edit]P. vinaka is part of the P. silaceum clade.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to Proceratium vinaka at Wikimedia Commons