Anoplolepis custodiens pilipes

Anoplolepis custodiens pilipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Anoplolepis
Species:	A. custodiens
Subspecies:	A. custodiens pilipes
Trinomial name
Anoplolepis custodiens pilipes (Emery, 1892) Specimen Label

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 7.28° to 7.28°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Somalia (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.

Nomenclature

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

• pilipes. Plagiolepis custodiens var. pilipes Emery, 1892a: 118 (w.) SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Somalia: Milmil (L. Bricchetti Robecchi) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 932; no lectotype designated), Ethiopia: Ogaden (no collector’s name; perhaps Ruspoli).
  • [Note: in the original description Emery also refers to “a small specimen from Uebi”, which may perhaps also be regarded as a syntype.]
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • Combination in P. (Anoplolepis): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 932;
  • combination in Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis): Emery, 1925b: 17.
  • Subspecies of custodiens: Dalla Torre, 1893: 172; Emery, 1895a: 180; Emery, 1897e: 601; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 932; Emery, 1925b: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 67.
  • Distribution: Ethiopia, Somalia.

References

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 67, catalogue)
• Emery, C. 1892b. Sopra alcune formiche raccolte dall'Ingegnere L. Bricchetti Robecchi nel paese dei Somali. [concl.]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 32[=(2(12): 113-122 (page 118, worker described)
• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183: 1-302 (page 17, combination in Anoplolepis)