CL: Head capsule length |
Maximum cephalic length in median line. The
head must be carefully tilted to the position with the true maximum. |
Fig. 2a |
CW: Width of head including eyes |
Maximum width of the head including
compound eyes. |
Fig. 2a |
CWb: Width of head capsule |
Maximum width of head capsule posterior of
the eyes. |
Fig. 2a |
EL: Eye length |
Maximum diameter of compound eye. All structurally
visible ommatidiae, pigmented or not, are included. |
(Not
illustrated) |
FRS: Frontal carinae width |
Distance of the frontal carinae immediately
caudal of the posterior intersection points between frontal carinae and
the torular lamellae. If these dorsal lamellae do not laterally surpass
the frontal carinae, the deepest point of scape corner pits may be taken
as reference line. These pits take up the inner corner of scape base
when the scape is fully switched caudad and produce a dark triangular
shadow in the lateral frontal lobes immediately posterior of the dorsal
lamellae of scape joint capsule. |
Fig. 2b |
ML: Mesosoma length |
Measured from caudalmost point of propodeal lobe
to transition point between anterior pronotal slope and anterior
pronotal shield (preferentially measured in lateral view; if the
transition point is not well defined, use dorsal view and take the
centre of the dark-shaded borderline between pronotal slope and pronotal
shield as anterior reference point). In gynes: length from caudalmost
point of propodeal lobe to the most distant point of steep anterior
pronotal face. |
Fig. 2c |
STPL: Propodeal spine tip erection |
Maximum distance from the center of
the propodeal stigma to the margin of lateral metapleural lobe. |
Fig.
2d |
MW: mesosoma width |
In workers: maximum width the pronotum excluding
the pronotal spines. |
Fig. 2e |
NOH: Maximum height of the petiolar node |
Measured from the uppermost
point of the petiolar node perpendicular to a reference line set from
the petiolar spiracle to the imaginary midpoint of the transition
between dorso-caudal slope and dorsal profile of caudal cylinder of the
petiole (Fig. 1D). Do not erroneously take as reference point the
dorso-caudal corner of the helcium, which is sometimes visible. Nodal
spines, if present, are excluded. If there is a dorsal plane of node
(i.e., no convexity in frotal section), take care that left and right
highest points of node are superimposing and use also position of setae
bases for correct adjustment. |
Fig. 2d |
NOL: Length of the petiolar node |
In lateral view NOL is measured
orthogonally from the reference line fitted to the margin of caudal
cylinder to the centre of petiolar spiracle. Take care that left and
right profiles of caudal slope of node are superimposing and use also
position of setae bases for correct adjustment. |
Fig. 2d |
PoOC: Postocular distance |
Use a cross-scaled ocular micrometer and
adjust the head to the measuring position of CL. Caudal measuring point:
median occipital margin; frontal measuring point: median head at the
level of the posterior eye margin. |
Fig. 2a |
PEH: Maximum petiole height |
Measured perpendicular to a ventral
reference line defined as follows: the chord spanning between caudal
corner of ventral petiole profile and the caudal end of the subpetiolar
process. If there is a dorsal plane of node (i.e., no convexity in
frontal section), take care that left and right highest points of node
are superimposing and use also position of setae bases for correct
adjustment. |
Fig. 2f |
PEL: Petiolar lenght |
Diagonal petiolar length in lateral view;
measured from the tip of subpetiolar process to dorso-caudal corner of
caudal cylinder. Do not erroneously take as reference point the
dorso-caudal corner of the helcium, which is sometimes visible. |
Fig.
2f |
PEW: Petiole width |
Maximum width of petiole in dorsal view. Nodal
spines - if any - are not considered. |
Fig. 2g |
PPH: Postpetiole height |
Maximum height of the postpetiole in lateral
view. Measured perpendicularly to a line defined by the linear section
of the segment border between dorsal and ventral petiolar sclerite (Fig.
1F). Take care that the lowest point of left and right part of sternites
are superimposing and use also position of setae bases for correct
adjustment. |
Fig. 2f |
PPL: Postpetiole length |
The longest anatomical line that is
perpendicular to the posterior margin of the postpetiole and is between
the posterior postpetiolar margin and the anterior postpetiolar margin
(Fig. 4). Take care that the left and right part of frontal face of node
are superimposing and use also position of setae bases for correct
adjustment. |
Fig. 2d |
PPW: Postpetiole width |
Postpetiole width. Maximum width of postpetiole
in dorsal view. |
Fig. 2g |
SL: Scape length |
Maximum length of the scape excluding the neck of
articulatory condyle. |
Fig. 2a |
SPST: Spine length |
Distance between the centre of propodeal stigma and
spine tip. The stigma centre refers to the midpoint defined by the outer
cuticular ring but not to the centre of real stigma opening that may be
positioned excentrically. |
Fig. 2d |
SPBA: Spine base width |
The smallest distance of the lateral margins of
the spines at their base. This should be measured in dorsofrontal view,
since the wider parts of the ventral propodeum do not interfere with the
measurement in this position. If the lateral margins of spines diverge
continuously from the tip to the base, a smallest distance at base is
not defined. In this case, SPBA is measured at the level of the bottom
of the interspinal meniscus. |
Fig. 2g |
SPTI: Propodeal spine tip distance |
Distance of propodeal spine tips in
dorsal view; if spine tips are rounded or thick take the centers of
spine tips as reference points. |
Fig. 2g |