Goniomma decipiens

Goniomma decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Stenammini
Genus:	Goniomma
Species:	G. decipiens
Binomial name
Goniomma decipiens Espadaler, 1997 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 41.791111° to 36.298056°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, North Macedonia, Spain (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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• decipiens. Goniomma decipiens Espadaler, 1997a: 152 (w.q.m.) SPAIN.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 31 paratype workers, 5 paratype queens, 7 paratype males.
  • Type-locality: holotype Spain: Huesca, Sariñena, 9.vii.1980 (X. Espadaler); paratypes: 3 workers with same data, 12 workers, 5 queens, 2 males with same data but 6.vi.1989, 10 workers, 5 males with same data but 10.viii.1989, 4 workers Ciudad Real, Almedina, Guedea, 11.vi.1986 (X. Espadaler), 1 worker Albacete, Ossa de Montiel, 28.iv.1989 (X. Espadaler), 1 worker Cádiz, Guadiaro, 7.vii.1959 (S. Erlandsson).
  • Type-depositories: XEPC (holotype); MCZC, MNHN, XEPC (paratypes).
  • Status as species: Borowiec, L. 2014: 81; Lebas, et al. 2016: 280.
  • Distribution: Spain.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Espadaler, X. 1997b [1996]. Diagnosis preliminar de siete especies nuevas de hormigas de la Península Ibérica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zapateri Rev. Aragon. Entomol. 6: 151-153. (page 152, worker, queen, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Espadaler, X.. "Diagnosis preliminar de siete especies nuevas de hormigas de la Península Ibérica." Zapateri Rev. Aragon. Entomol. 6 (1997): 152-153.
• Sanchez-Gil Jimeno R., and J. L. Reyes-Lopez. 2016. Study of ants species of the Sierra de San Carlos del Valle (Ciudad Real) and updating the provincial check list (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Boln. Asoc. esp. Ent. 40 (1-2): 93-109.