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Diacamma orbiculatum
| Diacamma orbiculatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Diacamma |
| Species: | D. orbiculatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Diacamma orbiculatum Santschi, 1932
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| Synonyms | |
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| At a Glance | • Gamergate |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Laos (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 Diacamma ceylonense orbiculatum. Worker. Specimen code casent0915176. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
   
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0916088. Photographer Anna Pal, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
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| Specimen code casent0916089. . | |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- orbiculatum. Diacamma ceylonensis var. orbiculatum Santschi, 1932b: 14 (w.) LAOS.
- Subspecies of ceylonense: Bolton, 1995b: 170.
- Status as species: Zettel, et al. 2016: 136 (redescription).
- Senior synonym of moicum: Zettel, et al. 2016: 136.
- moicum. Diacamma ceylonensis var. moicum Santschi, 1932b: 14 (in text).
- [First available use of Diacamma rugosum subsp. ceylonense var. moica Forel, 1911d: 377 (w.) SOUTH EAST ASIA ("pays de Moïs"); unavailable (infrasubspecific) name (Bolton, 1995b: 170).]
- Senior synonym of orbiculatum: Zettel, et al. 2016: 136.
Description
References
- Khachonpisitsak, S., Yamane, S., Sriwichai, P., Jaitrong, W. 2020. An updated checklist of the ants of Thailand (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 998, 1–182 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.998.54902).
- Santschi, F. 1932d. Résultats scientifiques du voyage aux Indes orientales néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. le Prince et la Princesse Léopold de Belgique. Hymenoptera. Formicidae. Mém. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg. 4: 11-29 (page 14, worker described)
- Zettel, H., Pal, A. & Laciny, A. 2016. Taxonomic notes on the ant genus Diacamma Mayr, 1862, part 2. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ősterreichischer Entomologen 68: 129-168.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Jaitrong W., B. Guenard, E. P. Economo, N. Buddhakala, and S. Yamane. 2016. A checklist of known ant species of Laos (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Asian Myrmecology 8: 1-32. DOI: 10.20362/am.008019
- Zettel H., A. Pal, and A. Laciny. 2016. Taxonomic notes on the ant genus Diacamma Mayr, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), part 2. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osterreichischer Entomologen 68: 129–168.