Philidris myrmecodiae andamanensis

Philidris myrmecodiae andamanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Philidris
Species:	P. myrmecodiae
Subspecies:	P. myrmecodiae andamanensis
Trinomial name
Philidris myrmecodiae andamanensis (Forel, 1903)

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (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.

• andamanensis. Iridomyrmex myrmecodiae var. andamanensis Forel, 1903d: 407 (w.m.) INDIA (Andaman Is).
  • Combination in Philidris: Shattuck, 1992a: 18.
  • Subspecies of myrmecodiae: Emery, 1913a: 25; Shattuck, 1994: 137; Bolton, 1995b: 334.

References

• Forel, A. 1903f. Les fourmis des îles Andamans et Nicobares. Rapports de cette faune avec ses voisines. Rev. Suisse Zool. 11: 399-411 (page 407, worker, male described)
• Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 31: 13-18 (page 18, Combination in Philidris)