Myrmicaria opaciventris congolensis
Myrmicaria opaciventris congolensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
Genus: | Myrmicaria |
Species: | M. opaciventris |
Subspecies: | M. opaciventris congolensis |
Trinomial name | |
Myrmicaria opaciventris congolensis Forel, 1909 | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -4.05° to -5.08333°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality), Kenya.
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- congolensis. Myrmicaria eumenoides var. congolensis Forel, 1909b: 59 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Forel, 1913h: 354 (m.); Santschi, 1925c: 150 (q.). Senior synonym of nitida: Forel, 1910e: 421. Subspecies of eumenoides: Santschi, 1914b: 115; Santschi, 1914d: 342; of natalensis: Emery, 1922e: 123. Currently subspecies of opaciventris: Santschi, 1925c: 149.
- nitida. Myrmicaria nitida Stitz, 1910: 133 (w.) CAMEROUN. Junior synonym of congolensis: Forel, 1910e: 421.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 123, Stirps/subspecies of natalensis)
- Forel, A. 1909b. Fourmis du Musée de Bruxelles. Fourmis de Benguela récoltées par M. Creighton Wellman, et fourmis du Congo récoltées par MM. Luja, Kohl et Laurent. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 53: 51-73 (page 59, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1910f. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 421-458 (page 421, Senior synonym of nitida)
- Forel, A. 1913i. Quelques fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge (1). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 347-359 (page 354, male described)
- Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 115, Stirps/subspecies of eumenoides)
- Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 309-385 (page 342, Stirps/subspecies of eumenoides)
- Santschi, F. 1925c [1924]. Révision des Myrmicaria d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 64: 133-176 (page 150, queen described)
- Santschi, F. 1925c [1924]. Révision des Myrmicaria d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 64: 133-176 (page 149, Stirps/subspecies of opaciventris)
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