Trichomyrmex rogeri

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Trichomyrmex rogeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Trichomyrmex
Species group: scabriceps
Species: T. rogeri
Binomial name
Trichomyrmex rogeri
Mayr, 1865

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Identification

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Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 8.012814° to 8.012814°.

 
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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Nepal, Sri Lanka (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Images from AntWeb

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Holotype of Trichomyrmex rogeriQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0916015. Photographer Anna Pal, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMW, Vienna, Austria.
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Specimen code casent0916016. .

Nomenclature

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

  • rogeri. Trichomyrmex rogeri Mayr, 1865: 19 (footnote) (q.) SRI LANKA.
    • Type-material: holotype queen.
    • Type-locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): (no further data) (Roger).
    • Type-depository: NHMW.
    • Combination in Monomorium: Ettershank, 1966: 91;
    • combination in Trichomyrmex: Ward, et al. 2015: 76.
    • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 72; Forel, 1903a: 699; Bingham, 1903: 214; Emery, 1922e: 186; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 169; Ettershank, 1966: 91; Bolton, 1995b: 266; Radchenko, 1997f: 222; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 100.
    • Distribution: Sri Lanka.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
  • Dias R. K. S. 2002. Current knowledge on ants of Sri Lanka. ANeT Newsletter 4: 17- 21.
  • Dias R. K. S. 2006. Current taxonomic status of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sri Lanka. The Fauna of Sri Lanka: 43-52. Bambaradeniya, C.N.B. (Editor), 2006. Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. The World Conservation Union, Colombo, Sri Lanka & Government of Sri Lanka. viii + 308pp.
  • Dias R. K. S., K. R. K. A. Kosgamage, and H. A. W. S. Peiris. 2012. The Taxonomy and Conservation Status of Ants (Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Formicidae) in Sri Lanka. In: The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Weerakoon, D.K. & S. Wijesundara Eds., Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. p11-19.
  • Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
  • Forel A. 1903. Les Formicides de l'Empire des Indes et de Ceylan. Part X. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 679-715.
  • Radchenko A. G. 1997. Review of the ants of scabriceps group of the genus Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 46: 211-224.
  • Radchenko, A. G. "Review of the ants of scabriceps group of the genus Monomorium Mayr." Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 46 (1997): 211-224.