Dinoponera lucida
| Dinoponera lucida | |
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| Dinoponera lucida worker from Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Dinoponera |
| Species: | D. lucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Dinoponera lucida Emery, 1901
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Dinoponera lucida is a large queenless
endemic to Brazil, is threatened by habitat destruction. Workers range from 27 to 30 mm in body length, which is slightly larger than the related species Dinoponera australis
, but smaller than other large ants. Males are unknown.
Distribution
Dinoponera lucida inhabits fragments of
Espirito Santo, across the border into Minas Gerais, the southern portion of Bahia and São Paulo. It is possible that D. lucida exists in Rio de Janeiro. With the locality data available Dinoponera lucida is the only species with no known range overlaps with other Dinoponera species.[1]
Dinoponera lucida has been classified as vulnerableMinistry of the Environment due to habitat destruction in the Atlantic forest.[1]
Taxonomy
Lenhart, Dash & MacKay (2013) recognized Dinoponera lucida as a valid species based on the unique suite of characters including a tooth-like process on the
setae, as opposed to the micro-sculptured integument and dull tan setae of Dinoponera australis.[1]
Description
Workers of this species can be recognized by the following combination of character states: anterior inferior
pronotal corner with tooth-like process, pilosity long and flagellate with white luster, integument smooth and shiny with bluish luster, scape length longer than head width, petiole slanting obliquely on dorsal edge. Total body length ranges from 27–30 mm which is between the lengths of Dinoponera australis and the other larger species.[1]
Males are unknown.[1]
References
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External links
Media related to Dinoponera lucida at Wikimedia Commons
