Brachymyrmex antennatus
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| Brachymyrmex antennatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmelachistini |
| Genus: | Brachymyrmex |
| Species: | B. antennatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachymyrmex antennatus Santschi, 1929
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- antennatus. Brachymyrmex (Bryscha) antennatus Santschi, 1929d: 312, fig. 35 (w.q.) BRAZIL (Paraná).
- Status as species: Kempf, 1972a: 41; Bolton, 1995b: 81; Ortiz-Sepúlveda, et al. 2019: 463 (redescription).
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2019) - Lectotype worker (NHMB: USNMENT00758161)and paralectotype worker, queen (NHMB:USNMENT00758161; here designated): two workers, one queen (without USNMENT number) [examined]. BRAZIL: Paraná, Rio Negro.
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 81, catalogue)
- Ortiz-Sepulveda, C.M., Van Bocxlaer, B., Meneses, A.D., Fernández, F. 2019. Molecular and morphological recognition of species boundaries in the neglected ant genus Brachymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): toward a taxonomic revision. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 19, 447–542 (doi:10.1007/s13127-019-00406-2).
- Santschi, F. 1929d. Nouvelles fourmis de la République Argentine et du Brésil. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 107: 273-316 (page 312, fig. 35 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Ortiz-Sepuvelda C. M., B. Van Bocxlaer, A. D. Meneses, and F. Fernandez. 2019. Molecular and morphological recognition of species boundaries in the neglected ant genus Brachymyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): toward a taxonomic revision. Organisms Diversity & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-019-00406-2
