Parasyscia arnoldi
Parasyscia arnoldi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Parasyscia |
Species: | P. arnoldi |
Binomial name | |
Parasyscia arnoldi (Forel, 1914) | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -25.14877° to -33.3°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- arnoldi. Cerapachys arnoldi Forel, 1914d: 211 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Colony (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: SAMC.
- Combination in Parasyscia: Borowiec, M.L. 2016: 204.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 755; Arnold, 1926: 191; Brown, 1975: 22; Bolton, 1995b: 142.
- Senior synonym of hewitti: Brown, 1975: 22; Bolton, 1995b: 142.
- Distribution: South Africa.
- hewitti. Cerapachys arnoldi var. hewitti Arnold, 1926: 192 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: South Africa: Cape, Grahamstown (Hewitt).
- Type-depository: SAMC.
- Junior synonym of arnoldi: Brown, 1975: 22; Bolton, 1995b: 143.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23: 191-295 (page 191, see also)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 142, catalogue)
- Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1-280 (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427).
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search Agric. (Ithaca N. Y.) 5(1 1: 1-115 (page 22, Senior synonym of hewitti)
- Chen, Z., Liang, C., Du, C. 2022. Revision of Chinese species of the ant genus Parasyscia Emery, 1882 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae). Zootaxa 5196(3), 301–330 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5196.3.1).
- Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 211, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum. 23: 191-295.
- Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
- Forel A. 1914. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 50: 211-288.