Goniomma punicum

Goniomma punicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Stenammini
Genus:	Goniomma
Species:	G. punicum
Binomial name
Goniomma punicum (Forel, 1907) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 35.674444° to 32.249974°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Tunisia (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.

• punicum. Oxyopomyrmex (Goniomma) punicus Forel, 1907b: 205 (w.) TUNISIA.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Tunisia: Kairouan (F. Santschi).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Santschi, 1910a: 46 (q.).
  • Combination in Goniomma: Emery, 1908e: 462.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1908e: 462; Santschi, 1910a: 46; Emery, 1921f: 75; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Borowiec, L. 2014: 81.
  • Distribution: Tunisia.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Emery, C. 1908f. Beiträge zur Monographie der Formiciden des paläarktischen Faunengebietes. (Hym.) Teil III. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1908: 437-465 (page 462, Combination in Goniomma)
• Forel, A. 1907e. Fourmis nouvelles de Kairouan et d'Orient. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 51: 201-208 (page 205, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1910a. Nouvelles fourmis de Tunisie (3e note). Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 1: 43-46 (page 46, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Ben Mordechai J., and J. Kugler. 1976. Ecology of ants in the desert loess plain (Sede Zin) of Sede Boqer (Central Negev). Israel Journal of Zoology 25: 216-217.
• Cagniant, H.. "Étude de quelques fourmis marocaines. Statistique provisoire des Formicidae du Maroc." Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire naturelle de l' Afrique du Nord 53 (1964): 83-118.
• Forel A. 1907. Fourmis nouvelles de Kairouan et d'Orient. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 51: 201-208.
• Santschi, F.. "Nouvelles fourmis de Tunisie (3e note)." Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire naturelle de l' Afrique du Nord 1 (1910): 43-46.