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Anochetus vallensis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Anochetus |
| Species: | A. vallensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anochetus vallensis Lattke, 1987
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 4.2° to 3.6°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia (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. |
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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.
- vallensis. Anochetus vallensis Lattke, 1987a: 355, figs. 1b, 2b (w.q.) COLOMBIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated), 2 paratype ergatoid queens.
- Type-locality: Colombia: Valle, road to El Carmen, 1 km. S of Cali-Buenaventura road exit, 1500 m., 28.ix.1975 (J. Lattke).
- Type-depositories: MIZA (holotype); BMNH, FSCG, LACM, MCZC, MIZA, MZSP (paratypes).
- Status as species: Brandão, 1991: 325; Bolton, 1995b: 66; Zabala, 2008: 135; Fernández & Guerrero, 2019: 516.
- Distribution: Colombia.
Description
References
- Lattke, J. E. 1987a [1986]. Two new species of neotropical Anochetus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Soc. 33: 352-358 (page 355, figs. 1, 2 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Scott-Santos, C.P., F.A. Esteves, C.R.F. Brandao. 2008. Catalogue of "Poneromorph" ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 48(11):75-88.