Rossomyrmex quandratinodus

Rossomyrmex quandratinodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Formicini
Genus:	Rossomyrmex
Species:	R. quandratinodus
Binomial name
Rossomyrmex quandratinodus Xia & Zheng, 1995

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (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

This species is a slave maker for the ant Proformica sp. (a host) (Tinaut et al., 2010; Ruano et al., 2013; de la Mora et al., 2021).

Nomenclature

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

• quandratinodus. Rossomyrmex quandratinodum Xia & Zheng, 1995: 219, figs. 1-3 (w.) CHINA. [Also referred to as new species in Xia & Zheng, 1997a: 64.]

References

• de la Mora, A., Sankovitz, M., Purcell, J. 2020. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as host and intruder: recent advances and future directions in the study of exploitative strategies. Myrmecological News 30: 53-71 (doi:10.25849/MYRMECOL.NEWS_030:053).
• Tinaut, A. ; Ruano, F.; Sanllorente, O.; Zambrano, A.; Kaz, Y. 2008. Rossomyrmex quandratinodum Xia & Zheng, 1995 a new ant species for Kazakhstan (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).Graellsia Volume: 64 Issue: 2 Page(s): 339-340.
• Xia, Y.; Zheng, Z. 1995. A new record genus and a new species of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) from China. Entomotaxonomia 17: 219-221 (page 219, figs. 1-3 worker described)
• Xia, Y. & Zheng, Z. 1997a. A survey of Formicidae from Xinjiang. Journal of Shaanxi Normal University (Natural Science edition) 25(2): 64-66.