Acanthoponera goeldii

Acanthoponera goeldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Heteroponerini
Genus:	Acanthoponera
Species:	A. goeldii
Binomial name
Acanthoponera goeldii Forel, 1912 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -22.908° to -22.908°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality), Mexico.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• goeldii. Acanthoponera goeldii Forel, 1912c: 34 (w.) BRAZIL (Espirito Santo).
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Espirito Santo (E.A. Goeldi) .
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Status as species: Borgmeier, 1923: 55; Wheeler, W.M. 1923e: 188; Brown, 1958g: 194; Kempf, 1972a: 9; Bolton, 1995b: 53; Feitosa, 2015c: 98.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
• Forel, A. 1912d. Formicides néotropiques. Part I. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 56: 28-49 (page 34, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).