Azteca chartifex cearensis
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| Azteca chartifex cearensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Azteca |
| Species: | A. chartifex |
| Subspecies: | A. chartifex cearensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Azteca chartifex cearensis Forel, 1903 | |
Contents
Identification
A member of the Azteca trigona group. See the group page and keys for identification information.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
Biology
All known Azteca species are arboreal, nesting in living or dead wood, or external carton nests. Some species exhibit obligate associations with myrmecophytes, especially of the genus Cecropia (see Chapter 14 of The Ants). Feeding habits are generalized with foraging occurring both arboreally and on the ground.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cearensis. Azteca chartifex r. cearensis Forel, 1903c: 259 (w.) BRAZIL (Ceará).
- [Also described as new by Forel, 1908e: 63.]
- Subspecies of chartifex: Emery, 1913a: 32; Borgmeier, 1923: 90; Kempf, 1972a: 30; Shattuck, 1994: 14; Bolton, 1995b: 78.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1903e. Mélanges entomologiques, biologiques et autres. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 47: 249-268 (page 259, worker described)
