Prionopelta punctulata
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| Prionopelta punctulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Amblyoponinae |
| Tribe: | Amblyoponini |
| Genus: | Prionopelta |
| Species: | P. punctulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Worker
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Queen
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Male
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- punctulata. Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866a: 505 (q.) BRAZIL. Mayr, 1887: 549 (w.); Forel, 1893g: 367 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952a: 120 (l.). Senior synonym of bruchi, mayri: Brown, 1960a: 178.
- mayri. Prionopelta mayri Forel, 1909a: 239 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of punctulata: Brown, 1960a: 178.
- bruchi. Prionopelta bruchi Santschi, 1923c: 245 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of punctulata: Brown, 1960a: 178.
Description
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1960a. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. III. Tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 122: 143-230 (page 178, Senior synonym of bruchi and mayri)
- Forel, A. 1893j. Formicides de l'Antille St. Vincent, récoltées par Mons. H. H. Smith. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1893: 333-418 (page 367, male described)
- Mayr, G. 1866a. Myrmecologische Beiträge. Sitzungsber. Kais. Akad. Wiss. Wien Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. Abt. I 53: 484-517 (page 505, queen described)
- Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 549, worker described)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1952a. The ant larvae of the subfamily Ponerinae - Part I. Am. Midl. Nat. 48: 111-144 (page 120, larva described)
