Plectroctena laevior

Plectroctena laevior
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Plectroctena
Species:	P. laevior
Binomial name
Plectroctena laevior Stitz, 1924 Specimen Labels

Identification

Keys including this Species

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Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -9.62713° to -9.62713°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.

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.

• laevior. Plectroctena mandibularis st. laevior Stitz, in Santschi, 1924a: 163, fig. 1 (w.) TANZANIA. Raised to species: Bolton, 1974c: 329.

References

• Bolton, B. 1974c. A revision of the ponerine ant genus Plectroctena F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 30: 309-338. (page 329, Raised to species)
• Santschi, F. 1924a. Revue du genre Plectroctena F. Smith. Rev. Suisse Zool. 31: 155-173 (page 163, Stitz, fig. 1 worker described)