Pogonomyrmex longibarbis

Pogonomyrmex longibarbis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Pogonomyrmecini
Genus:	Pogonomyrmex
Species group:	rastratus
Species:	P. longibarbis
Binomial name
Pogonomyrmex longibarbis Gallardo, 1931 Specimen Labels

At a Glance

• Brachypterous Queen

 

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to South American Pogonomyrmex

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -25.88444444° to -26.1025°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality), Bolivia.

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.

Castes

Worker

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Queen

Queens are dimorphic (both winged and brachypterous queens are present).

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Nomenclature

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

• longibarbis. Pogonomyrmex longibarbis Gallardo, 1931a: 185, fig. 1 (w.) ARGENTINA.

References

• Gallardo, A. 1931a. Deux nouvelles espèces de "Pogonomyrmex" de la République Argentine (Hyménoptères Formicides). Rev. Mus. La Plata 33: 185-188 (page 185, fig. 1 worker described)
• Johnson, R.A. 2021. A taxonomic revision of South American species of the seed-harvester ant genus Pogonomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Part II. Zootaxa 5033, 1–230 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5033.1.1).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Cuezzo, F. 1998. Formicidae. Chapter 42 in Morrone J.J., and S. Coscaron (dirs) Biodiversidad de artropodos argentinos: una perspectiva biotaxonomica Ediciones Sur, La Plata. Pages 452-462.
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
• Gallardo A. 1931. Deux nouvelles espèces de Pogonomyrmex de la République Argentine (Hyménoptères Formicides). Revista del Museo de La Plata 33: 185-188.
• Gallardo A. 1932. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Mirmicinas, segunda sección Eumyrmicinae, tribu Myrmicini (F. Smith), género Pogonomyrmex Mayr. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 37: 89-170.
• Johnson Robert. 2014. List of South American species of Pogonomyrmex. Accessed on February 5th 2014 at http://www.asu.edu/clas/sirgtools/pogonomyrmex/SOUTHAMERICANPOGOS.htm
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Kusnezov N. 1951. El género Pogonomyrmex Mayr (Hym., Formicidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 11: 227-333.