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Bothriomyrmex salsurae
| Bothriomyrmex salsurae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Bothriomyrmex |
| Species: | B. salsurae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothriomyrmex salsurae Donisthorpe, 1944
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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
Images from AntWeb
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| Holotype of Bothriomyrmex salsurae. Worker. Specimen code casent0903025. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- salsurae. Bothriomyrmex salsurae Donisthorpe, 1944e: 100 (w.q.m.) ALGERIA.
- Status as species: Shattuck, 1994: 36; Bolton, 1995b: 81; Borowiec, L. 2014: 24.
Description
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1944e. A new species of Bothriomyrmex Emery (Hym. Formicidae), and some notes on the genus. Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. Ser. B 13: 100-103. (page 100, worker, queen, male described)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 81, catalogue)
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Donisthorpe H. 1944. A new species of Bothriomyrmex Emery (Hym. Formicidae), and some notes on the genus. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B 13: 100-103.