Atta bisphaerica
Atta bisphaerica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Atta |
Species: | A. bisphaerica |
Binomial name | |
Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -20.333° to -22.88418°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (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
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Association with Other Organisms
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- This species is a associate (details unknown) for the fungus Aspergillus ochraceus (a associate (details unknown)) (Quevillon, 2018).
- This species is a host for the phorid fly Apocephalus attophilus (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
- This species is a host for the phorid fly Myrmosicarius grandicornis (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
- This species is a host for the phorid fly Neodorhniphora bragancai (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
Castes
Phylogeny
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Based on Barrera, C.A. et al., 2021. Note that only selected species are included.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- bisphaerica. Atta sexdens var. bisphaerica Forel, 1908c: 348 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Brazil: São Paulo (H. von Ihering).
- Type-depositories: MHNG, MZSP.
- Combination in Atta (Neoatta): Gonçalves, 1942: 347;
- combination in Atta (Palaeatta): Borgmeier, 1950d: 244.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1913b: 259.
- Subspecies of sexdens: Luederwaldt, 1918: 38; Emery, 1924d: 355; Borgmeier, 1927c: 137.
- Status as species: Borgmeier, 1939: 426; Gonçalves, 1942: 347; Gonçalves, 1947a: 202; Borgmeier, 1950d: 244; Borgmeier, 1959b: 377 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 28; Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989: 52; Brandão, 1991: 328; Bolton, 1995b: 75.
- Distribution: Brazil.
Description
Karyotype
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- 2n = 22, karyotype = 12M+6SM+4A (Brazil) (Fadini & Pompolo, 1996; Barros et al., 2014).
References
- Barrera, C.A., Sosa-Calvo, J., Schultz, T.R., Rabeling, C., Bacci, M., Jr 2021. Phylogenomic reconstruction reveals new insights into the evolution and biogeography of Atta leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 47: 13-35 (doi:10.1111/syen.12513).
- Barros, L.A.C., Teixeira, G.A., de Aguiar, J.A.C., Mariano, C.D.S.F., Delabie, J.H.C., Pompolo, S.D.G. 2014. Banding Patterns of Three Leafcutter Ant Species of the Genus Atta (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) and Chromosomal Inferences. Florida Entomologist 97(4): 1694-1701.
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 75, catalogue)
- Borgmeier, T. 1939. Nova contribuiça~o para o conhecimento das formigas neotropicas (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 10: 403-428 (page 423, Raised to species)
- Borgmeier, T. 1950d. Estudos sôbre Atta (Hym. Formicidae). Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Rio J. 48: 239-263 (page 244, Combination in Atta (Paleatta))
- Borgmeier, T. 1959b. Revision der Gattung Atta Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 2: 321-390 (page 377, see also)
- Cardoso, D. C., Cristiano, M. P. 2021. Karyotype diversity, mode, and tempo of the chromosomal evolution of Attina (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini): Is there an upper limit to chromosome number? Insects 1212, 1084 (doi:10.3390/insects12121084).
- Farias, A.P., Camargo, R.da S., Caldato, N., Forti, L.C. 2020. Nest architecture development of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 64, e20200034 (doi:10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2020-0034).
- Forel, A. 1908h. Ameisen aus Sao Paulo (Brasilien), Paraguay etc. gesammelt von Prof. Herm. v. Ihering, Dr. Lutz, Dr. Fiebrig, etc. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 58: 340-418 (page 348, worker, queen, male described)
- Forti, L.C., Rando, J.S., Camargo, R.D.S., Moreira, A.A., Castellani, M.A., Leite, S.A., Sousa, K.K.A., Caldato, N. 2020. Occurrence of Leaf-Cutting and Grass-Cutting Ants of the Genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Geographic Regions of Brazil. Sociobiology 67, 514-525 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v67i4.5741).
- Gonçalves, C. R. 1942. Contribuiça~o para o conhecimento do gênero Atta Fabr., das formigas saúvas. Bol. Soc. Bras. Agron. 5: 333-358 (page 347, Combination in Atta (Neoatta))
- Gusmao, L.G., Caetano, F.H., Nakano, O. 2001. Ultramorphology of the metapleural gland in three species of Atta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Iheringia. Série Zoologia 91: 33-36 (DOI 10.1590/S0073-47212001000200003).
- Li, H., Young, S.E., Poulsen, M., Currie, C.R. 2020. Symbiont-mediated digestion of plant biomass in fungus-farming insects. Annual Review of Entomology 66:16.1–16.20 (doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-040920-061140).
- Moleiro, H.R., Da Silva-Melo, A., Giannotti, E. 2021. Nest architecture and animals associated with Neoponera verenae (Forel) (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Sociobiology 68, e6246 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v68i3.6246).
- Moreira, A.A., Forti, L.C., Boaretto, M.A.C., Andrade, A.P.P., Lopes, J.F.S., Ramos, V.M. 2004. External and internal structure of Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests. Journal of Applied Entomology 128: 204-211.
- Mueller, U.G., Ishak, H.D., Bruschi, S.M., Smith, C.C., Herman, J.J., Solomon, S.E., Mikheyev, A.S., Rabeling, C., Scott, J.J., Cooper, M., Rodrigues, A., Ortiz, A., Brandão, C.R.F., Lattke, J.E., Pagnocca, F.C., Rehner, S.A., Schultz, T.R., Vasconcelos, H.L., Adams, R.M.M., Bollazzi, M., Clark, R.M., Himler, A.G., LaPolla, J.S., Leal, I.R., Johnson, R.A., Roces, F., Sosa-Calvo, J., Wirth, R., Bacci, M. 2017. Biogeography of mutualistic fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants. Molecular Ecology 26, 6921–6937 (doi:10.1111/mec.14431).
- Stukalyuk, S., Radchenko, Y., Gonchar, O., Akhmedov, A., Stelia, V., Reshetov, A., Shymanskyi, A. 2021. Mixed colonies of Lasius umbratus and Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): when superparasitism may potentially develop into coexistence: a case study in Ukraine and Moldova. Halteres 12, 25–48 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.5753121).
- Travaglini, R.V., Forti, L.C., Arnosti, A., Stefanelli, L.E.P., Ferreira, A.R.F., Camargo, R.D.S., Camargo-Mathias, M.I. 2020. Description using ultramorphological techniques of the infection of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. in larvae and adults of Atta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais 15, 101–111 (doi:10.46357/bcnaturais.v15i1.201).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borgmeier T. 1939. Nova contribuição para o conhecimento das formigas neotropicas (Hym. Formicidae). Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro) 10: 403-428.
- Borgmeier T. 1950. Atta-Studien (Hym. Formicidae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro 48: 265-292.
- Borgmeier T. 1950. Estudos sôbre Atta (Hym. Formicidae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro 48: 239-263.
- Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
- Forel A. 1908. Ameisen aus Sao Paulo (Brasilien), Paraguay etc. gesammelt von Prof. Herm. v. Ihering, Dr. Lutz, Dr. Fiebrig, etc. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 58: 340-418.
- Gonçalves C. R. 1942. Contribuiça~o para o conhecimento do gênero Atta Fabr., das formigas saúvas. Bol. Soc. Bras. Agron. 5: 333-358.
- Gonçalves C. R. 1947. Saúvas do sul e centro do Brasil. Bol. Fitossanit. 2: 183-218.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Solomon S. E., C. Rabeling, J. Sosa-Calvo, C. Lopes, A. Rodrigues, H. L. Vasconcelos, M. Bacci, U. G. Mueller, and T. R. Schultz. 2019. The molecular phylogenetics of Trachymyrmex Forel ants and their fungal cultivars provide insights into the origin and coevolutionary history of ‘higher-attine’ ant agriculture. Systematic Entomology 44: 939–956.
- da Silva Araujo, M., Castro Della Lucia, T.M., DA VEIGA, Clayton E y CARDOSO DO NASCIMENTO, Ivan. 2004. Efeito da queima da palhada de cana-de-açúcar sobre comunidade de formicídeos. Ecol. austral. 14(2): 191-200.
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- Host of Aspergillus ochraceus
- Phorid fly Associate
- Host of Apocephalus attophilus
- Host of Myrmosicarius grandicornis
- Host of Neodorhniphora bragancai
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