Ectomomyrmex punctatus

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Ectomomyrmex punctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Ectomomyrmex
Species: E. punctatus
Binomial name
Ectomomyrmex punctatus
(Karavaiev, 1935)

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Vietnam (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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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Biology

Castes

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Pachycondyla punctataWorker. Specimen code casent0916824. Photographer Kate Martynova, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by SIZK, Kiev, Ukraine.
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Syntype of Pachycondyla punctataQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0916825. Photographer Kate Martynova, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by SIZK, Kiev, Ukraine.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • punctatus. Pachycondyla (Ectomomyrmex) punctata Karavaiev, 1935a: 71, fig. 5 (w.q.) VIETNAM. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Pachycondyla punctata Smith, F. 1858b: 108 (Bolton, 1995b: 308).] Combination in Ectomomyrmex: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 193.

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Syntype worker and male, not found in The Natural History Museum. A queen of this species in The Natural History Museum, labelled as type of punctata, belongs to that species but has a det. label “P. pilosula Sm.” and a white, rectangular label “Type. F. Smith coll. 79.22.” The original description of punctata did not mention a queen, and the date, (18)79, is far too late.

Description

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