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Anochetus obscuratus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Anochetus |
| Species: | A. obscuratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 5.5° to -17.59083333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality), Guinea, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, 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. |
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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
Worker
   
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- obscuratus. Anochetus madagascarensis var. obscurata Santschi, 1911c: 351 (w.q.) TANZANIA.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated).
- [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 142, cites 2q syntypes NHMB.]
- Type-locality: Tanzania (“Afrique orientale allemande”): Kilimanjaro, Kiboscho (Ch. Alluaud).
- Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB.
- Subspecies of africanus: Emery, 1911d: 108; Santschi, 1914b: 56; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 791.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1923e: 265; Brown, 1978c: 558, 602; Bolton, 1995b: 65; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 219.
- Senior synonym of schoutedeni: Brown, 1978c: 558; Bolton, 1995b: 65.
- Senior synonym of ustus: Brown, 1978c: 558; Bolton, 1995b: 65.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania.
- schoutedeni. Anochetus schoutedeni Santschi, 1923e: 264 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Kasai, Dumbi, 5.x.1921 (H. Schouteden).
- Type-depository: MRAC.
- Status as species: Bernard, 1953b: 212.
- Junior synonym of obscuratus: Brown, 1978c: 558; Bolton, 1995b: 65.
- ustus. Anochetus schoutedeni var. ustus Santschi, 1923e: 265 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 142, cites 1w syntype NHMB from “Kamaiembi, Luebo”; not type-material.]
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Kasai, Makumbi, 17.x.1921 (H. Schouteden).
- Type-depositories: MRAC, NHMB.
- Junior synonym of obscuratus: Brown, 1978c: 558; Bolton, 1995b: 66.
Description
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1978c. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography. Stud. Entomol. 20: 549-638 (page 558, senior synonym of schoutedeni and ustus)
- Emery, C. 1911e. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125 (page 108, variety of africanus)
- Santschi, F. 1911c [1910]. Nouvelle fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 79: 351-369 (page 351, worker, queen described)
- Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 56, variety of africanus)
- Santschi, F. 1923e. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides éthiopiens et notes diverses. I. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 11: 259-295 (page 265, raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bernard F. 1953. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19: 165-270.
- Brown W.L. Jr. 1978. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography. Studia Ent. 20(1-4): 549-638.
- Emery C. 1911. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125.
- Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004