Harpegnathos saltator taprobanae

Harpegnathos saltator taprobanae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Harpegnathos
Species:	H. saltator
Subspecies:	H. saltator taprobanae
Trinomial name
Harpegnathos saltator taprobanae Forel, 1909

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Sri Lanka (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• taprobanae. Harpegnathos cruentatus var. taprobanae Forel, 1909e: 392 (w.q.) SRI LANKA. Currently subspecies of saltator: Emery, 1911d: 59; Donisthorpe, 1937b: 198.

References

• Donisthorpe, H. 1937b. A new species of Harpegnathos Jerd., with some remarks on the genus, and other known species (Hym. Formicidae). Entomol. Mon. Mag. 73: 196-201 (page 198, Variety of saltator)
• Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 59, Variety of saltator)
• Forel, A. 1909k. Études myrmécologiques en 1909. Fourmis de Barbarie et de Ceylan. Nidification des Polyrhachis. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 45: 369-407 (page 392, worker, queen described)