Ectomomyrmex horni

Ectomomyrmex horni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Ectomomyrmex
Species:	E. horni
Binomial name
Ectomomyrmex horni (Forel, 1913)

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: Taiwan (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.

Nomenclature

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

• horni. Pachycondyla (Ectomomyrmex) horni Forel, 1913f: 185 (w.q.) TAIWAN.
  • Combination in Ectomomyrmex: Santschi, 1925f: 82.
  • Junior synonym of javanus: Yasumatsu, 1962: 94; Bolton, 1995b: 306.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 1; Terayama, 2009: 105 (in key).

References

• Forel, A. 1913g. H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute: Formicidae II. Arch. Naturgesch. (A)79(6 6: 183-202 (page 185, worker, queen described)
• Santschi, F. 1925f. Contribution à la faune myrmécologique de la Chine. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 56: 81-96 (page 82, Combination in Ectomomyrmex)
• Yasumatsu, K. 1962. Notes on synonymies of five ants widely spread in the Orient (Hym.: Formicidae). Mushi 36: 93-97 (page 94, Junior synonym of javana)