Strongylognathus italicus
Strongylognathus italicus | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Strongylognathus |
Species: | S. italicus |
Binomial name | |
Strongylognathus italicus Finzi, 1924 |
The biology of this species is essentially unknown. Alates have been found in August and September and Tetramorium caespitum was found to the host within the type nest (Seifert, 2018).
At a Glance | • Dulotic |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Italy (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
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Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- italicus. Strongylognathus huberi subsp. italica Finzi, 1924a: 14 (q.) ITALY. Raised to species: Bolton, 1976: 308.
Taxonomic Notes
Seifert (2018) found that S. italicus clusters with, and is morphologically similar to, Strongylognathus alboini and the two should be synonomised. However, currently available data did not exclude the possibility that Strongylognathus destefanii (or one of its two junior synonyms, Strongylognathus emeryi or Strongylognathus huberi cecconii) may be a senior synonym within this set. As such, no formal taxonomic changes were proposed.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 34: 281-379 (page 308, Raised to species)
- Finzi, B. 1924a. Formiche dell'isola d'Elba e Monte Argentario. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 56: 12-15 (page 14, queen described)
- Seifert, B. 2018. The ants of Central and Northern Europe. lutra Verlags- und Vertiebsgesellschaft, Tauer, 408 pp.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 34:281-379.
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Finzi, B. "Formiche dell'isola d'Elba e Monte Argentario." Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 56 (1924): 12-15.
- Sanetra M., R. Güsten, and A. Schulz. 1999. On the taxonomy and distribution of Italian Tetramorium species and their social parasites (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Mem. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 77: 317-357.
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Ant Associate
- Host of Tetramorium caespitum
- Dulotic
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- Species
- Extant species
- Formicidae
- Myrmicinae
- Crematogastrini
- Strongylognathus
- Strongylognathus italicus
- Myrmicinae species
- Crematogastrini species
- Strongylognathus species
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