Pseudolasius karawajewi

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Pseudolasius karawajewi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Pseudolasius
Species: P. karawajewi
Binomial name
Pseudolasius karawajewi
Donisthorpe, 1942

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -0.2° to -0.2°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • karawajewi. Pseudolasius karawajewi Donisthorpe, 1942h: 166 (w.m.) NEW GUINEA.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Donisthorpe H. 1942. Notes on the genus Pseudolasius Emery with the description of Pseudolasius karawajewi sp. n. (Hym., Formicidae). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B 11: 166-169.
  • Donisthorpe, Horace. 1942. Notes on the Genus Pseudolasius Emery With the Description of Pseudolasius Karawajewi SP. N. (Hym., Formicidae). pp.166-169.
  • Donisthorpe, Horace. 1943. The Ants of Waigeu Island, North Dutch New Guinea. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 (10): 433-475.
  • Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.