Procryptocerus clathratus
Procryptocerus clathratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Procryptocerus |
Species: | P. clathratus |
Binomial name | |
Procryptocerus clathratus Emery, 1896 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -2.916666667° to -25.4538°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (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
Images from AntWeb
Paralectotype of Procryptocerus clathratus. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0904895. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- clathratus. Procryptocerus clathratus Emery, 1896g: 94 (q.w.) BRAZIL. See also: Kempf, 1951: 27; Kempf, 1957: 395.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1896g. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 28: 33-107 (page 94, queen, worker described)
- Kempf, W. W. 1951. A taxonomic study on the ant tribe Cephalotini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 22: 1-244 (page 27, see also)
- Kempf, W. W. 1957. Sôbre algumas espécies de Procryptocerus com a descriça~o duma espécie nova (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 17: 395-404 (page 395, see also)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Emery C. 1896. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 28: 33-107.
- Kempf W. W. 1951. A taxonomic study on the ant tribe Cephalotini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro) 22:1-244
- Kempf W. W. 1957. Sôbre algumas espécies de Procryptocerus com a descrição duma espécie nova (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 17: 395-404.
- Kempf W. W. 1978. A preliminary zoogeographical analysis of a regional ant fauna in Latin America. 114. Studia Entomologica 20: 43-62.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.