Plectroctena strigosa
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| Plectroctena strigosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Plectroctena |
| Species: | P. strigosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899
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Identification
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Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya, South Africa (type locality), United Republic of Tanzania.
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- strigosa. Plectroctena mandibularis var. strigosa Emery, 1899e: 469 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Subspecies of cristata: Santschi, 1924a: 161. Raised to species: Bolton, 1974c: 332.
Description
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 PDF (page 332, Raised to species)
- Emery, C. 1899d. Fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 43: 459-504 (page 469, worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1924a. Revue du genre Plectroctena F. Smith. Rev. Suisse Zool. 31: 155-173 (page 161, Stirps of cristata)
