Ochetellus democles

Ochetellus democles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Ochetellus
Species:	O. democles
Binomial name
Ochetellus democles (Walker, 1839)

This species was originally described by Walker (1839) as a chalcid wasp based on a male collected by Charles Darwin in Sydney, NSW. It was first recognised as an ant by Bouček (1988) who speculated that it belonged to the subfamily Formicinae (this was confirmed at the time by Barry Bolton). A more recent examination by Steve Shattuck (unpublished) has revealed that this taxon belongs to the genus Ochetellus and is likely a senior synonym of Ochetellus glaber.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (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.

Nomenclature

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

• democles. Eucharis democles Walker, 1839: 15 (m.) AUSTRALIA. (In Chalcidoidea: Eucharitidae.) Transferred to Formicidae, Formicinae: Boucek, 1988: 759. Combination in Ochetellus: Fisher, unpublished datum.

References

• Bouček, Z. 1988. Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). A Biosystematic Revision of Genera of Fourteen Families, with a Reclassification of Species: CAB International.
• Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
• Walker, F. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. Volume 2. London: Ballière, 100 pp.