Vitsika is a Malagasy genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Described in 2014, the genus contains 14 species.[2]
| Vitsika | |
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| Vitsika crebra alate specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Vitsika Bolton & Fisher, 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Vitsika crebra Bolton & Fisher, 2014
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 14 species | |
Description
editQueens are known for all species except V. obscura. The queens may be alate or ergatoid, or both forms may occur within a single species. It is possible that all species will be found to produce both ergatoids and alates when the species are better represented in collections. Two species (V. manifesta, V. suspicax) exhibit morphological intermediates between alate and ergatoid forms, and two species (V. acclivitas and V. crebra) appear to be polygynous.[2]
Worker-associated males are known for V. crebra, V. breviscapa and V. labes. In addition, the males of three other species, collected in isolation (in Malaise traps), are present in collections. Similar in size to the conspecific worker or slightly smaller.[2]
Species
edit- Vitsika acclivitas Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika astuta Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika breviscapa Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika crebra Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika disjuncta Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika incisura Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika labes Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika manifesta Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika miranda Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika obscura Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika procera Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika suspicax Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika tenuis Bolton & Fisher, 2014
- Vitsika venustas Bolton & Fisher, 2014
References
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Vitsika". AntCat. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Bolton, Barry; Fisher, Brian L. (2014), "The Madagascan endemic myrmicine ants related to Eutetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomy of the genera Eutetramorium Emery, Malagidris nom. n., Myrmisaraka gen. n., Royidris gen. n., and Vitsika gen. n.", Zootaxa, 3791 (1): 1–99, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3791.1.1, PMID 24869996, S2CID 45319794
This article incorporates text from a scholarly publication published under a copyright license that allows anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute the materials in any form for any purpose: Bolton, Barry; Fisher, Brian L. (2014), "The Madagascan endemic myrmicine ants related to Eutetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomy of the genera Eutetramorium Emery, Malagidris nom. n., Myrmisaraka gen. n., Royidris gen. n., and Vitsika gen. n.", Zootaxa, 3791 (1): 1–99, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3791.1.1, PMID 24869996, S2CID 45319794 Please check the source for the exact licensing terms.
