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Myrmecina atlantis
| Myrmecina atlantis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Myrmecina |
| Species: | M. atlantis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecina atlantis Santschi, 1939
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Nothing is known about the biology of Myrmecina atlantis.
Identification
Rigato (1999) - For its sculpture this ant might be confused with a pale Myrmecina graminicola, but it shares the scape's shape of Myrmecina sicula and Myrmecina melonii. Yet, as some Myrmecina graminicola may have a cylindrical scape, one can doubt about the separation of atlantis as a distinct form. However, I have seen specimens exactly corresponding to the usual dark graminicola (also in scape's shape) and to the paler atlantis coming from the same localities of Tunisia; so these ants often appear to be sympatric without intermediates. Myrmecina melonii is also similar, but has much shorter and dentiform propodeal spines and much less strong longitudinal rugulae on the alitrunk.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 36.9° to 36.182222°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- atlantis. Myrmecina graminicola var. atlantis Santschi, 1939d: 77 (w.) ALGERIA. Raised to species: Rigato, 1999: 90.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Rigato (1999) - TL 2.7-3.4, HW 0.64-0.77, HL 0.66-0.77, CI 96-100, SL 0.56-0.63, SI 82-89, PW 0.43-0.50, AL 0.77-0.90. (13 measured) Head longitudinally and irregularly rugulose, or coarsely reticulate-rugulose, ground sculpture more or less strongly reticulate-punctulate. Alitrunk with well developed and sharply defined irregular longitudinal rugulae, ground sculpture somewhat weaker than that on the head. Anteropropodeal processes more or less protruding in profile. Propodeal spines very similar to those of Myrmecina graminicola. Colour reddish, with a mostly brown gaster and sometimes a rather darkened head.
Type Material
Rigato (1999) - Syntype workers, ALGERIA: Philippeville; Bone (Normand); TUNISIA: Ain Draham (F. Santschi); Le Kef (Normand) (Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel) [examined].
References
- Abdi-Hamecha, L., Barech, G., Khaldi, M., Sadoudi, D. A.-A., Salem, S., Zazgad, I., Cagniant, H. 2021. Diversité des fourmis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) dans la forêt de Yakouren (Algérie) : Estimation de la richesse, biogéographie et taxonomie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 128(1), 61-72 (doi:10.35929/rsz.0035).
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Rigato, F. 1999. Myrmecina melonii n. sp., a new ant from Sardinia, with a review of the West Palaearctic Myrmecina (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 131: 83-92 (page 90, Raised to species)
- Santschi, F. 1939d. Notes sur des Camponotus et autres fourmis de l'Afrique Mineure. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 19: 66-87 (page 77, worker described)
- Schifani, E., Scupola, A., Alicata, A. 2020. Morphology, ecology and biogeography of Myrmecina sicula André, 1882, rediscovered after 140 years (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Biogeographia – The Journal of Integrative Biogeography 35, 105–116 (doi:10.21426/b635048444).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Rigato, F. "Myrmecina melonii n. sp. a new ant from Sardinia, with a review of the West Paleartic Myrmecina." Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 131 (1) (1999): 83-92.