Tapinolepis litoralis
Tapinolepis litoralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
Genus: | Tapinolepis |
Species: | T. litoralis |
Binomial name | |
Tapinolepis litoralis (Arnold, 1958) |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -19.95° to -33.2°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- litoralis. Anoplolepis (Mesanoplolepis) litoralis Arnold, 1958: 124 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in Tapinolepis: Bolton, 2003: 268.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1958. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 13. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. B. Nat. Sci. 3: 119-143. (page 124, worker described)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 67, catalogue)
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 268, Combination in Tapinolepis)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Dean, W. R. J. and Bond, W. J. 1990. Evidence for Rapid Faunal Changes on Islands in a Man-Made Lake. Oecologia. 83:388-391.
- Hanrahan S. A., M. J. Steinbauer, and F. D. Duncan. 2014. Ant assemblages in a poorly sampled part of the arid Nama Karoo. African Entomology 22(2): 448453.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection