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JImzJbE"t、,59(1):125-140.March2S,1991
PhylogeneticStudyoftheFamilyFormicidaebasedon theSensillumStructuresontheAntennaeand
LabialPalpi(Hymenoptera,Aculeata)
YoshiakiHAsHIMoTo
DepartmentofGreenEnvironment,DivisionofEnvironmentalSciences,
GraduateSchoolofScienceandTechnology,KobeUniversity,
Rokkodai,Kobe,657Japan
AbstractThepresentstudyanalyzedthesensillumstructuresontheantennaeand
labialpalpiofFormicidaetotesthypothesesproposedforthehigher-1evelphylogeny
ofthisfamily・Sensillumstructuresexaminedwerethesensillabasiconica,sensilla
trichoideacurvata,sensillacoeloconica,sensillaampullacea,setifOrmsensillaand
button-likesensilla、Acladisticanalysisoftherelationshipsofninesubfamilieswas
madebasedonfifteenmorphologicalcharacters・Plesiomorphicandapomorphicstates
ofthecharactersweredeterminedbyoutgroupcomparisonwithnon-formicidaculeates・
Therecognizedpatternsinnestingrelationshipswere:((((Leptanillinae+Cerapachyinae
+AmblyoponiniofPonerinae+ProceratiiniofPonerinae)+(PoneriniofPonerinae+
OdontomachiniofPonerinae)+(EctatomminiofPonerinae+Myrmicinae)+Dorylinae)
+(Pseudomyrmecinae+Myrmeciinae))+Dolichoderinae)+Formicinae・Thecloserela-
tionshipbetweenCerapachyinaeandDorylinae,andthatbetweenProceratiiniand
EctatomminiofPonerinae,bothofwhichwereproposedbyearlierauthors,werenot
supportedThevalidityofPonerinaetobeplacedasamonophyletictaxonwasques-tioned
Keywords:Phylogeny;Formicidae;antennae;labialpalpi;sensilla.
Introduction
arecurrentlydividedintotensubfamilies:Myrmeciinae,
Formicinae,Dolichoderinae,Aneuretinae,Dorylinae,
TheFormicidae
Pseudomyrmecinae,Formicinae,Dolichoderlnae,AneuretInae,Doryllnae,
Leptanillinae,Cerapachyinae,PonerinaeandMyrmicinae(WHEELER&WHEELER,
1972).Severalauthorshavetriedtoclarifythephylogenyofthesesubfamilies, buttheconclusionsreachedbytheseauthorsvariedtoagreatextent(e、9.,WHEELER,
1928;BRowN,1954;TAYLOR,1978,etc.).Itisnecessarytoscrutinizedifferent
hypothesesproposedforthehigher-1evelphylogenyofFormicidae・
Thescanningelectronmicroscope(SEM)offeredmanynewmorphological
charactersforsystematicstudyofinsects、sensillumstructureontheantennaeandotherappendagesareincludedinthesecharacters,whichcanprovideusefulin‐
formationtoreconstructtheirphylogeny,ashasbeendemonstratedbyKRzYwIEc
(1968),MEINEcKE(1975),BoHARTandMENKE(1976),WALTHER(1979),BARLIN
andVINsoN(1981),etc・A1thoughneverhasthephylogeneticsignificanceofthesensillumstructuresbeenrealizedinFormicidae,thesestructuresareexpectedto
126 YoshiakiHAsFnMoTo
beofvalueinphylogeneticanalysisofthisfamily(HAsHIMoTo,1990). Thepresentstudyanalyzedthesensillumstructuresontheantennaeandlabial
palpiofFormicidaetotesthypothesesaboutthehigher-1evelphylogenyofthis
familybynewcharacters・Particularemphasiswasplacedonthesubfamily
Ponerinae,becausethesubfamilyisextremelyheterogeneousandpoorlyde‐ lineatedonthetraditionaltaxonomiccriteria.
MaterialsandMethods
Taxaexamined:ThespeciesexaminedwerelistedinTable1.Becausethe
workerisbyfarthebestknownandmostavailablecaste,workerspecimenswere investigate。、Femalespecimensofsomeotheraculeateswerealsoexaminedfor
theoutgroupcomparison、BecausethesubfamilyAneuretinaecannotbeex-
amined,itwasnotincludedinthisanalysis、
ThehigherclassificationsystemofAculeataproposedbyBRoTHERs(1974) andtheformicidc1assihcationbyWHEELERandWHEELER(1985)wereusedas guidelines、
Phylogeneticmethod:Thephylogeneticanalysiswasmadeaccordingtothe Hennigianmethod(1966),wherethephylogeneticrelationshipsofthetaxaare
analyzedbasedonsharedderivedfeatures(synapomorphiesLbutnotonshared primitivefeatures(symplesiomorphies),noronindependentlyderivedfeatures・Todeterminecharacterpolarities,outgroupcomparisonwasadopted,Thisis summarizedasfollows:Whentwoormorestatesforagivencharacterwere observedwithinagroup,themostwidespreadstateinthecloserelativesofthe
groupshouldberegardedasaplesiomorphicstate(cfWILEY,1981).Accordingly, thepolaritiesofcharacterstateswereassignedbasedonthecomparisonwiththose foundintheotherAculeata・
SEMobservation:TheantennaeandlabialpalpiwereexaminedbySEM、Thesampleswerecleanedbyanultrasonic-washerinthechlorofOrm-methanol(2:1), driedinair,mountedonstubsandthensputteredwithgoldToshowtheinner aspectofthecuticularstructures,thesampleswerecutwitharazorbladeand
thecellularmaterialweredigestedwithl0%KOHbeforethegoldcoatingwas applied
Thetermino10gyfOrsensillummorpho10gyfollowedafterWALTHER(1979). AbbreviationsusedfOrfigureswere:a:aperture;am:sensillaampullacea;b:
sensillabasiconica;br:bristle;bu:button-likesensilla;ch:sensillachaetica;CO: sensillacoeloconica;d:duct;el:encirclingledge;g:groove;im:internalbasal membrane;ml:middleledge;p:sensillaplacodea;s:setiformsensilla;so:socket; t:sensillatrichoideacurvata.
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TableLListoftaxaexamined.
Vespoidea:FormicifOrmers Formicidae
Formicinae:AcrOpyga6aod[Joe"s応TERAYAMA,A"OpノoノBpjs/o"gゎas(JERDoN),QJmpo"0t"sノiabe1℃jFoREL,C/(Zpo"jc"sMAYR,C、〃jppo"jc"sWImELER,EC肺Opmrsp.,FWm〃んkmjWHEELER,Rノ(Jpo"jcaMoTscHuLsKY,L“伽ノヲmws(FABRIcIus),L〃jge7(LINNAEus),
Mセノ。pノioro"ssp.,OecOpノiy肋samamgd伽FABRIcIus,Pmm”c"伽bo"巾o"j“(FoREL),
PノZZgjoにpjssp.,PCかelg"ssam"〃YANo,PC()、αc肱d/vesF・SMITH,P7℃"o/Epなsp.,〃o伽mssp,
Dolichoderinae:Borhrjo"Uノmzexsp.,DCノノcノiode'wsb〃berc"ノ、"sMAYR,Djdom)ノ、?exノノoj
FoREL,TtJpj"o"!αj"`jc""zFoREL,712cノi"o"!)rmexgjbbos"s(WHEELER) Myrmeciinae:M)w7zecjag"ノCsα(FABRIcIus),Msp・
Pseudomyrmecinae:T1ermpo"e、αノルrbom"sWALxER,TXsp、
Dorylinae:肥"jα"MzeWcビps(F・SMITH),A/”meTERAYAMA,DCび/"ssp、Leptanillinae:Leprα"ノノノZzノ(Zpo"/αzBARoNIURBANI
Cerapachyinae:αr(ZpacノZysbjMFoREL,C、sα"rerjFoREL,Csp・
Myrmicinae:Apノiae"og“rer/iJmeノノαJ(F・SMITH),QJmjoco"q【ソノUJ〃"dZJ(MAYR),C、α"ノUJC"s
sp.,oemarog印rermans冴加"MFoREL,印iか〃MexzzmelwsBRowN,KWdrな、"/伽BRowN,MBs9oracjc"〃"s(Fr・SMITH),M)w?Tecj"α9mm〃cM7〃jppo"jaJWHEELER,M)′「〃αJ
ノ“e"sjsFoREL,Oノノgo”mzexsα"rerノFoREL,〃"'“/'wmacuz"j"αBRowNetBoIsvERT,Pノiejdoだ〃ノビノノSANTscHI,PノiejcjOgao〃sp.,Pr伽oノアZyl・mexp""ge""sMAYR,S〃ノノi伽「"、αノCZpo"jczJ(ITO),soに"OpsLssp.,S/'wmjgelUAsにw〃CAMERoN,〃mmorj"mcaaSP加加(LINNAEus),リノMEMoymemeびjWHEELER
Ponerinae:Amblyoponini:Ambb'Opo"eα"srmノバsERIcHsoN,Asjノvelrrjj(WHEELER) Proceratiini:〃ocem加加ノ(Zpo"に"mSANTscHI,P・war“ej(WHEELER),P、ノroノFoREL,Djscorhy”as。"rerノFoREL,、.sp・Ectatommini:G"αmprogemAscosrara(EMERY),Rノロyr〃Opo"emp"、"だa(EMERY),R・sp・Ponerini:Bmcノ!〕lpo"emchj"e"血(EMERY),O〕lpmpo"emmerj(WHEELER),Djaazmmasp.,mromom)ノrmexノαvα""sMAYR,HDlpOpo"era〃収po"α(SANTscHI),Odo"rOpo"emrm"sve応α(Fr、SMITH),PC"e、ノ〃o"jcaWHEELER,P・sazbmWHEELER,7mcノiymesOp"spノノOsjor(WHEELER),TXs/zα/mFoREL,T1rzJpeZjOpe/rasp、Odontomachini:Odo"romac〃smo"rjcMzEMERY,0.sp、,A〃oc/zer"ssp・
Vespoidea:VespifOrmes
Tiphiidae:MEオノiocノiα/qpo"jcaYAsuMATsu,7Zp"jMz伽rjaraALLENetJAYNEsMutillidae:Mイが肋e”Opaeα〃kadoCAMERoN,M)wmsα〃igrq/、Sc〃αYAsuMATsuPompilidae:A"Opjmssamarje"sjF(PALLAs),qlpノio"o'U2xao応αノバ,(LEPELETIER)Scoliidae:armosco"α〃Zeノヒz"osomα/tzFcjarα(SMITH),M2gacα”somerJsgrossα〃zα“mzmzJ
(BETEREM)
Masaridae:町e"dOm“αrJscoqwjノノErrjRoHwER
Eumenidae:Djscoeノノ"MJpo"jc"sPEREz,E"me"assp
Vespidae:PC肋raschj"e"sjMJ"花"α肋PEREz,P70veSpasp,
Sphecoidea
Sphecidae:AmmOph加地/臼sraF・SMITH,A叩"にxd伽eaor(THuNBERG)
Colletidae:CMeraspate肋/"sPEREzAndrenidae:A"cノ7℃"α加放adOSTRANDetYAsuMATsu
Halictidae:L“jogノo3,"msp、Melittidae:A化"r、ノ(Zpo"jcaYAsuMATsuetHIRAsImlA
Megachilidae:A〃rhjd"msepremqpJ"ommLEPELETIER
Anthophoridae:X)ノノocOpα(Zppe"djc"ノUmJcjrc"'、ノoノUJ"sSMITHApidae:〃jgo"αsp
Bethyloidea
BethyUdae:C2phaノO"ommgα"icMz(AsHMEAD) Chrysididae:C/z'”jss"α"g〃je"sjsSMITH
Cleptidae:αどpressp、Dryinidae:HtIpノogo"αmp"s(Zpjcα/isPERKINs
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Table2.Distributionofcharacter-statesamongsubfamiliesinFormicidae・
Characternumbersandcharacterstatesaredenotedintext.
123456789101112131415 CharacterNo.
0000111
0000011
0000000
0000000
0000000
0
1
1
1
1
1
1 0011111
0100000
a(U刊,、)〈U〈U(0
1.1
0011000
0100000
0000001
Formicinae
Dolichoderinae
Myrmeciinae
Pseudomyrmecinae
Dorylinae
Leptanillinae
Cerapachyinae
Ponerinae
Amblyoponini Proceratiini
Ponerini
Odontomachini
Ectatommini
Myrmicinae
O00000b
l
0000000
111122
111111
000000
000000
001100
010000
000001
111111
110000
〈U(Uaan〉〈U
1.1
000000
000000
000000
111111
100011
Results
Thestructuralfeaturesoffourtypesofantennalsensilla(sensillabasiconica,
sensillatrichoideacurvata,sensillacoeloconica,andsensillaampullacea)andtwo
typesoflabialsensilla(setiformsensillaandbutton-1ikesensilla)wereanalyzedin theformicidsandinotheraculeates、
Themorphologicalcharacteristicsandcharacterstatesofthesesensillum
structuresweredescribedasbelow,where(0)meansplesiomorphiccondition,(1),
(1a),(1b)and(2)apomorphicconditons,and(Otol),(Otola),(Otolb)or
(Oto2)transformationseries・ThedistributionofthecharacterstateswithinFormicidaewasshowninTable2.
Antennae
Se"sノノノZJb“jco"jca,
Thistypeofsensillaalwaysconsistsoftwoparts,apegandasocketwhich
isthemembraneconnectingthepegwiththeantennalcuticle(WALTHER,1981;
MARTIN1,1986a)(Figs1and6).
Characterl(Otola;Otolb)
Pegstoutandalmoststraightwithablunttip-(O)(Fig.2),slender,narrowed
apicallyandbasally,withtheapexpointing-(1a)(Fig.3),orthinandgreatly
bent-(1b)(Fig.4).
Character2(Otol)
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Pegshort(<20瓜、)-(0),orlong(>30瓜、)-(1)(Fig.5).Character3(Otol)
Socketflushwiththeantennalsurface-(O),orgreatlyelevatedabovethesur-
臼トス羅耀7鰯露
3- 》■■》口髭一
Figs,1-8.Thesensillabasiconica,-1-5.Pegsofthesensillabasiconica:1,TXPノセノロノ、応"、/α
(Tiphiidae);2,,0ノフノノ"ssp.(Dorylinae,Formicidae);3,C'yprOpo"esα"reri(Ponerinae,For-
micidae);4,αmpacノzjAssum花rj(Cerapachyinae,Formicidae);5,Pノカejdo/ePjeノノ(Myrmicinae,
Formicidae).-6-8.Socketsofthesensillabasiconica:6,71GmIPO"e、α肋bom"s
(Pseudomyrmecinae,Formicidae),longitudinalsectionofthesocket;7,〃jdO'7U′mzexjroj
(Dolichoderinae,Formicidae);8,internalbasalmembraneofthesensillabasiconica.α、‐
Pacノ!)Fbjroj(Cerapachyinae,Formicidae),pegbaselongitudinallydissectedtoshowinternal
basalmembrane.(Scalebar=2.5瓜、)
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face-(1)(Fig.6).
Character4(OtoD
SocketHat-(0),orwithraisedrim-(1)(Fig.7).
Character5(Otol)
Internalbasalmembraneabsent-(0),orpresent-(1)(Fig.8).
Se"sノノhJかjchojdeac"rwJra・
Thissensillumisacurvedhair,,,possessinganencirclingandamiddle 66
cuticularledges(Fig.11).Sincetheseledgesarefeaturescharacteristictothepore Plaf尼sensilla(Fig.10),thesensillatrichoideacurvatacanberegardedasahomo10gueofsensillaplacodea(WALTHER,1981;MARTINI&SCHMIDT,1984; MARTIN1,1986b).
Character6(OtoD
Platetype-(O)(Fig.8),orhairtype-(1)(Fig.11). Character7(Oto2)
Thebasalapertureofthehairextendedfromtheproximalendneartothe upperinnercornerofcurvedhairapparatuses-(O)(Fig.12),showedin-termediateinthestatebetween(0)and(2)-(1),orneverextendedbeyondthe
base-(2)(Fig.13).
Character8(OtoD
Hairinsertedintotheantennalcuticledeeply-(O)(Fig.14),orshallowly-(1)
(Fig.15).
Se"sjノノヒzcoe/OCC"にα・
Thesensillacoeloconicaarepegswithlongitudinalgrooveinthechamber
belowtheantennalsurface(Fig.18).
Character9(OtoD
Openingsmall(diameter<3.0〃、)-(O)(Fig.16),orlarge(>4.0,um)-(1)(Fig.17).
CharacterlO(Otola)(Otolb)
Chambertube-form-(O)(Fig.19),fUnnel-form-(1a)(Fig.20),orboth-
(1bl
Characterll(Otol)
Surfacegroovesofthepegnotextendingbasallybeyondthemidpoint-(O) (Fig.18),orreachingnearlythebase-(1)(Fig.19.)
Se"sノノhJα"ZpMZJcea,
Thesensillaampullacearesemblethecoeloconicsensilla,butaredistinctinthe chamberbeingmoredeeplysituated(Fig.21)anddifferentsurfacestructureofthe sensehairinthechamber(Fig.24).
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Figs、9-15.-9-10.Thesensillaplacodea:9,DiFcoeノノ"s/叩o"jczイs(Eumenidae);10,助me"essp.,inneraspect、-11-15.Thesensillatrichoideacurvata:11,Polye堰"ssam"〃(For-micinae,Formicidae),longitudinalsectionofhair;12-13,hairbaseaperturesofthesensilla
trichoideacurvata,12,Ctm1po"omMIpo"jc"s(Formicinae,Formicidae),hairbasedissected toshowtheaperture;13,Apノme"og“rer/bme/jca(Myrmicinae,Formicidae),hairremovedto
showtheaperture);14-15,hairinsertionofthesensillatrichoideacurvata,14,07mPC"o'"s
ノ(JPO"jc"3(Formicinae,Formicidae);15,αmpacノDAFb伽ノ(Cerapachyinae,Formicidae)(Scalebar=2s似、)
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弓匡溺
Figs,16-24.-16-20.Thesensillacoeloconica:16-17,externalopeningsofthesensilla
coeloconica,16,L“j"s〃Jger(Formicinae,Formicidae);17,71ec〃o、)w7zexgjbbos"s
(Dolichoderinae,Formicidae);18-19,longitudinalsectionsofinnerchamberofthesensilla
coeloconicashowingthepeg,18,CremarogmrermaLs"、"raj(Myrmicinae,Formicidae);19,
0コlptOpo"esamerj(Ponerinae,Formicidae),notethatpeg-surfacegroovesrunfromthetip
neartothebase;20,mnerviewsofthesensillacoeloconiCa,MEノOp/joro"ssp.(Formicinae,
Formicidae).-21-24.Innerviewsofthesensillaampullacea:21,A、p此xdissecror
(Sphecidae);22,L“伽〃jger(Formicinae,Formicidae);23-24,Pro“、伽、ノ(Zpo"jc"m
(Ponerinae,Formicidae),24,chamberdissectedtoshowinnerhair・(Scalebar=Z5Jum)
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Figs、25-31.-25-26.Distributionpatternofsensilla:25,basalsegmentsofantennalfUniculus,Mm77eα"α9m〃"jcMz〃仰o"jaJ(Myrmicinae,Formicidae),、otethatthe
segmentshavebristlesonly;26,thebristlesdissectedtoshowthebase,S〃rhZsrlwmaノ(Ipo"jaJ(Myrmicinae,Formicidae),notethatthebristleshavenoaperturesatthebaseofcuticular
apparatus、-27-3LLabial-palpsensilla:27-28,Mイ〃αe"rOpaeα〃kaao(Mutillidae),28,close-upofthetipoflabialpalp,notebutton-likesensillum;29,Myrmecjag"ノCsα
(Myrmeciinae,Formicidae);30,OyPrOPo"Csα"rerj(Ponerinae,Formicidae);31,月o‐Ce、伽mwamsej(Ponerinae,Formicidae),close-upofthetipoflabialpalpshowingbutton‐likesensillum.(Scalebar=2.s似、)
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Characterl2(Otol)
Theinternalchamberflask-form-(0)(Fig.22),ortube-form-(1)(Fig.23).
PZJrre'〃q/・se"sノノノ、α肋伽rjo"・
Characterl3(Otol)
Thesensillaofalltypesshowedratherhomogenousdistribution-(O),or
concentratedinapicalsegements-(1)(Fig.25).
Labialpalpi
Sa肋r"zse"sノノノロ・
Theseareslenderhairspointingsharply(Fig.27).
Characterl4(OtoD
Thepalpuscoveredwiththesetiformsensilladensely-(0)(Fig.29),or
sparsely-(1)(Fig.30).
B"がoルノノkese"sノノノ[7.
Thissensillumisapegsetinasocketonthetipoflastlabial-palpsegment
(Fig.28)。
Characterl5(OtoD
Thepegshort(<5〃、)-(O)(Fig.30),orlong(>5〃、)-(1)(Fig.31).
Discussion
Thesensillumstructuresstudiedhereprovidedsynapomorphicstatesforthe
followingnestedpatternsofrelationshipsamongtheformicidsubfamilies、
EctatomminiofPonerinaeandMyrmicinaeweregroupedtogetherbasedo、
thelongpegofthesensillabasiconica(character2)andsmallhair-baseapertureof
thesensillatrichoideacurvata(character7).ThoughAmblyoponiniofPonerinae
alsohadthelongpegsofthesensillabasiconica(seeTable2),thismaybecon‐
vergentwiththetwotaxamentionedabovebecauseacloserelationshipbetween
Amblyoponiniand(Ectatommini+Myrmicinae)wascontradictedbythecharac-
terstatesofothersensillumstructures(characters7andl5).Poneriniand
OdontomachiniofPonerinaeweregroupedtogetherbyauniquepegshapeof
thesensillabasiconica(characterl)andauniquesurfacegrooveconditioninthe
pegsofthesensillacoeloconica(characterll).Leptanillinae,Cerapachyinae,and
AmblyoponiniandProceratiiniofPonerinaeweregroupedtogetherbythe
elongatedpegofthelabialbutton-likesensilla(characterl5).Althoughrela‐
tionshipsamongthesethreegroups(Ectatommini+Myrmicinae,Ponerini+
Odontomachini,Leptanillinae+Cerapachyinae+Amblyoponini+Proceratiini)
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werenotclarihedinthisstudy,thesegroupsandDorylinaeweregroupedbya synapomorphy,ノ.a,smoothlabialpalpiwithreducedhairs(characterl4).MyrmeciinaeandPseudomyrmecinaeformedagroupbasedonthestrongly elevatedsocketofthesensillabasiconica(character3),whichisthesistergroupof Dorylinae+Leptanillinae+Cerapachyinae+Ponerinae+Myrmicinae,basedonthe hairsinsertedshallowlyintotheantennalcuticleofthesensillatrichoideacurvata
(character8).Dolichoderinaewasthesistergroupofthemonophyleticcompo-nentconsistingoftheabovesevensubfamiliesbasedonthetransformationseries
ofthehair-baseapertureofthesensillatrichoideacurvata(character7),andthese
togetherconstitutedthesistergroupofFormicinaebasedonthehair-likeplates
(j、a,thesensillatrichoideacurvata)(character6).Asthesensillaplacodeaof
Hymenopterahavebeenbelievedtohaveevolvedfromhair-typesensilla(VoGEL,
1923),thesensillatrichoideacurvatawerepreviouslyinterpretedasprecursorsof
thesensillaplacodea(WAcKER,1925).Thishypothesis,however,mustassume
independentoriginofsensillaplacodeawithineachlineageofAculeata,because
theplatesensillawerewelldevelopedintheotheraculeateswhichmustbeearlier
derivedgroupsthanFormicidae,suchasBethyloideaandSphecoidea(Cf・
BROTHERS,1974).A1ternatively,ifthesensillaplacodeaevolvedonceintheAculeata,
thehair-1ikeplateofFormicidaemustbetheresultsofthereversalevolution,
Thus,themostparsimoniousinterpretationfortherestricteddistributio、ofthe
sensillatrichoideacurvataonlywithinFormicidaewouldbethatthesesensillaare
derivativesoftheplateofsensillaplacodea,j、e,,thehair-1ikeplatewasanapo-
morphicstateintheFormicidae,
Thebasicconceptforphylogenyofformicidsubfamilieshadbeentreatedin
threedifferentmanners(e、9.,WHEELER,1928;BRowN,1954;TAYLOR,1978).Based
ontheabovenestedpatternsofrelationshipsamongthesubfamilies,thebasic
conceptsforformicidphylogenywerescrutinizedWHEELER(1928)hypothesized
thattheponerinesasthemostprimitivegroupfromwhichtheothersubfamilies
directlydiverged・DespitenoconvincingevidencegivenbyWHEELER(10c・Cit.),
REID(1941)haspointedoutthatponerinesdisplaymostdiversethoraciccharac-
ters,whichprobablysupportstheWHEELER,shypothesis、However,thereexistsno
reasonwhyanancestralgroupshouldbemostdiversifiedinmorphology,Even
though,forexample,thefossilrecordsuggeststhatthemyrmicinesareconsidered
asthemostrecentlyderivedgroupoftheformicids(cfBRowN,1973),theydisplay
byfarthegreatestdiversityinmorpho1ogysuchasofmouthpart(GoTwALD,1969)
andlarvalstructures(WHEELER&WHEELER,1976).Thesensillumcharactersdid
notsupportWHEELER(1928),becauseacceptingthehypothesisofponerineorigin
forotherformicidsrequirednumbersofunlikelyreversionsincharacter-state
evolutionofthesensillumstructures(charactersl,2,7,8,11,14andl5).
BRowN(1954)proposedthatthefOrmicidssplitearlyintheirevolutioninto
twophylands:thePoneroidphylandincludingPonerinae,Myrmicinae,Dory-
1inae,LeptanillinaeandCerapachyinae,andtheMyrmecioidphylandincluding
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Myrmeciinae,Pseudomyrmecinae,DolichoderinaeandFormicinae・WILsoN,eraノ.
(1967),supportingBRowN(1954),emphasizedapossibilitythattheformicidsmay bederivedtwiceinevolution・ThoughBRowN(1954)andWILsoNeraノ.(1967)
didnotexplicitlystatethecharacterdatadividingthePoneroidandMyrmecioid
phylands,itismostprobablefromtheirdiscussionthatthesetwophylandswere
establishedbytheoverallsimilaritiesoftheprimitivemembersofeachofthe
phylands,whichimpliesthattheymightbebasedonthesymplesiomorphicstates・
Becausesymplesiomorphieshavenovaluefordeterminingthephylogeneticrela-
tionships,thetwophylandsproposedbyBRowN(1954)mayormaynotrepresent
phylogeneticreality,Thepresentstudyindicatedthatthemembersofboth
phylandssharedthefimdamentalhomogeneousstructuresinthesensillaandthat
alltheformicidsstudiedhereweregroupedtogetherbythepossessionofthesensilla
trichoideacurvata(seeTable2,character6).ThedeepsplitproposedbyBRowN
(1954)intheformicidevolutionwas,therefore,notfoundinthesensillumstruc-tures・
TAYLOR(1978),modifyingBRowN(1954),transferredMWmecjaofMyrmeci-
inaebuttheothermyrmeciinegenusjVOrho"Zyrmeaa,andPseudomyrmecinae
fromtheMyrmecioidphylandtothePoneroidphylandHeproposedthathis
PoneroidandMyrmecioidphylands(whichwasrenamed``Formicioid,,)represent
separateandtwomajorlineagesintheformicidphylogeny・Thismodificationwas
basedlargelyoneitherfUsedorseparatescleritesofthe4thabdominalsegment・
ThemembersofPoneroidphylandandalsoM)w7zecjaofMyrmeciinaeand
PseudomyrmecinaehadfUsedsclerites,whereastheywereunfUsedintheother
membersofMyrmecioidphyland・However,theunfusedconditioninthe
membersoftheFormicioidphylandmaybesymplesiomorphic,becausethisisa
conditionoccurringinmostaculeates・ThoughjVOrノio"ZWmeaawerenotavail-
ableinthisstudy,themonophylyofFormicinae+Dolichoderinae,atleast,was
notsupportedbythesensillumcharacters、Instead,thisstudyindicatedthatthese
subfamilieswerederivedindependentlyfromthemainformicidstockatveryearly
time,becausetheysharednoapomorphiccharactersandborerelativelyfew,but
unique,sensillumcharactersinderivedstates(seeTable2,characters49&10).
Consequently,eachofthethreephylogeniesfortheformicidsubfamilieswasnot
supportedbythisstudy・
Thepresentstudycanalsoshednewlightonsomeproblemspuzzlingformicid
systematists、WHEELER(1928)relatedPseudomyrmecinaeandMyrmicinaebased
ontwosegmentalelementsofthepetiole・However,twosegmentedpetioleoc-
curredindependentlyinPseudomyrmecinae,Myrmicinae,Myrmeciinae,some
Dorylinae,Leptanillinae,CerapachyinaeandsomePonerinae、BRowN(1954)
relatedPseudomyrmecinaetoMyrmeciinaeinsteadoftoMyrmicinae,buthedid
notprovideanyconvincingevidenceforthisrelationship、ThoughEINsNER
(1957),supportingBRowN(1954),indicatedthattheproventriculusofPseudo-
myrmecinaewassimilartothatofMyrmeciinae,thesimilaritymaybedueto
PhylogeneticStudyofFormicidae 137
symplesiomorphybecausetheirproventriculusisthesametypefoundinmost otherAculeata・ThesensillumcharactercorroboratedBRowN(1954),asindicatedabove(character3).
ThecerapachyineshavebeenconsideredtobeancestraltoDorylinae,which servesasatransitionaltaxonfromPonerinaetoDorylinae(EMERY1895;WHEELER
&WHEELER,1985),thoughREID(1941)didnotsupportthisviewbasedonthe
thoracicstructures,Thepresentstudysupportedneitherthecerapachyineorigin
ofthedorylinesnortheintermediateplacementofcerapachyinesbetween
PonerinaeandDorylinae・ThesensiUumstructuresofcerapachyinesand
ponerinesweremorespecializedthanthoseofthedorylines・Particularly,the
cerapachyineshaduniquelymodifiedpegsofthesensillabasiconica(characterl),
aconditionthatthedorylinescouldnotariseRelatednessofcerapachyineswith
someponerines,suchasAmblyoponiniandProceratiini,wasproposedbythe
thoraciccharacters(REID,1941)andthemouthpartcharacters(GoTwALD,1969). Thiswassupportedalsobythesensillumcharactersasincharacterl5・
EctatomminiofPonerinaewasconsideredastheancestralrelativeof
Myrmicinae,becauseMyrmicinaeretainedsomeprimitivecharactersofthe
ectatomminesandafossilgenusAgroeco"2〕ノノmexmayprovidedatransitional
for、(BRowN,1954).However,noapomorphicstateswerefoundtoindicatea
sister-grouprelationshipbetweenthem・Thepresentstudyprovidedtwosynapo-
morphiesforMyrmicinae+Ectatommini(characters2and7). BRowN(1958)afIiliatedProceratiiniwithEctatommini,basedonthemor-
phologicalresemblancesobservedin月ocem伽mofProceratiiniandHCrero‐
po"emofEctatommini・However,WHEELERandWHEELER(1976)disagreedwith
him(1958).TheyindicatedthatlarvaeofProceratiinidiffbredfromthoseof
HaerOpo"emandfromthoseofanyotherknownectatommines・Although
Haempo"emhavenotbeenexamined,thepresentresultwasnotconsistentwith
BRwoN(1958)becausethesensillumstructuresofProceratiinidifIeredgreatly
fromthoseofEctatommini,particularlyinthestructuresofthesensillaampul-
1acea;innootherformicidtaxatheductlesschamberwasfound(characterl2).
ThoughtheductlesschamberwascommoninAculeata,theconditioninProcera‐
tiinisuggesteditssecondaryderivation,ratherthanaretainedplesiomorphicstate,
becausethechamberofProceratiinihadstillmarkedlynarrowpart,unlikethe ductlesschamberofotheraculeates・
OdontomachiniofPonerinaeisthemostdistinctiveandeasilyrecognizedof
alltheFormicidaebyitsunusualheadandmandibles・Thoughthedistinctiveness
oftheheadandmandiblestendstoobscuretheirphylogeneticrelationshiptothe otherformicids,BRowN(1976)relatedOdontomachinitoPonerinibasedonsimi‐
laritiesobservedinthelarvae・ThesensillumcharacterofadultOdontomachini
andPonerinisupportedBRowN(1976),asincharacterslandlL
Basedonthesensillacharacters,thefollowingsubfamiliesofFormicidaewere
delimited:FormicinaewascharacterizedbythecharacterlO,Dolichoderinaeby
YoshiakiHAsHIMoTo 138
thecharacters4and9,MyrmeciinaebythecharacterlO,Cerapachyinaebythe
charactersland5,andMyrmicinaebythecharacterl3,thoughmorecomparative
datawereneededtodeterminethatthesestructuresareavailablethroughouttaxa・
ItshouldbenotedthatthevalidityofPonerinaewasquestionedinthisstudy, becausethesensillumcharactersindicatedthatexaminedmembersofthissub-
familyshouldbedividedintogroupssomeofwhicharecloselyrelatedtoother
subfamilies;group(1)AmblyoponiniandProceratiiniwhichconstituteamono-
phyleticcomponenttogetherwithCerapachyinaeandLeptanillinae,group(2)
PoneriniandOdontomachini,group(3)Ectatomminiwhichisthesistergroup
ofMyrmicinae・PonerinaeisthemostheterogeneousgroupofFormicidae,and
thecharacterstatesdelimitingthissubfamilymaybeplesiomorphicforFormicidae
(cfDALLAToRRE,1893;REID,1941;WHEELER&WHEELER,1964;GoTwALD,
1969).Sinceextensivevariationsinmorphologyandbehaviorexist,CLARK(1951)
evendividedtheponerinesintoseveralsubfamilies:Amblyoponinae,Dis-
cothyrinae,OdontomachinaeandPonerinae、AlthoughCLARK'sclassification
wasnotsupportedbythisstudyandthefinalconclusionoftaxonomicstatusfor
ponerinesmustawaitforfUrtherinvestigation,Iamtemptedtoconsider
Ponerinaeasasubfamilyunwarranted
Thepresentresultssuggestedthattheexistingconceptsofphylogenyand
highertaxaofFormicidaeshouldbechanged,Amorerealisticphylogenycanbe
approachedbytestingandretestingofnewcharacterssuchassensillumcharacters
usedinthisstudy.
Acknowledgments
IexpressmysinceregratitudetoDr.M・TAKEDA,forhiscriticalreadingof
EnglishtextandDr.T、NAITo,forhisreadingthroughthemanuscript・Iwishto
thankProf、SMoMol,KobeUniversityforhisencouragement,Iammuchin‐
debtedtothefoUowinggentlemenfortheirkindnessinofferingvaluablematerial
andusefUlinformation:M・AzuMA,R、H、CRozIER,M、KuBoTA,K・MAsuKo,K・
OGATA,R、W・TAYLOR,M・TERAYAMA,JR・WALTHER,SK・YAMANE,andK・
YAMAucHL
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