Temnothorax africanus

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Temnothorax africanus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: T. africanus
Binomial name
Temnothorax africanus
(Bernard, 1948)

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 26.75° to 26.75°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • africanus. Epimyrma (Gonepimyrma) africana Bernard, 1948: 148, fig. 7 (w.) ALGERIA.
    • Combination in Temnothorax: Ward, et al. 2015: 75.
    • Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 188.

Description

References

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