Anochetus katonae

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Anochetus katonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Anochetus
Species: A. katonae
Binomial name
Anochetus katonae
Forel, 1907

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Identification

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Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 12.36° to -29.76667°.

   
North
Temperate 		North
Subtropical 		Tropical South
Subtropical 		South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania.

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

Worker

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Male

Images from AntWeb

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Male (alate). Specimen code casent0178259. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by LACM, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Nomenclature

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

  • katonae. Anochetus grandidieri var. katonae Forel, 1907a: 1 (w.) TANZANIA.
    • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
    • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
    • Type-locality: Tanzania (“Afrique orientale allemande”): Moshi (K. Katona).
    • Type-depository: HNHM.
    • Subspecies of grandidieri: Emery, 1911d: 108; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 791.
    • Status as species: Brown, 1978c: 557, 607; Bolton, 1995b: 64; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 219.
    • Senior synonym of concinnus: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Senior synonym of durbanensis: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Senior synonym of gnomulus: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Senior synonym of lamottei: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Senior synonym of longiceps: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Senior synonym of occidentalis: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Senior synonym of parvus: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Senior synonym of punctatus: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
    • Distribution: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania.
  • concinnus. Anochetus concinnus Santschi, 1920b: 9 (q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
    • Type-material: holotype worker.
    • [Note: holotype is a worker, not a queen (Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 142).]
    • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Lugombé (Gerard).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 791.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
  • durbanensis. Anochetus punctatus var. durbanensis Arnold, 1926: 215 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
    • Type-material: holotype worker.
    • Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Durban (G. Arnold).
    • Type-depository: SAMC.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
  • gnomulus. Anochetus gnomulus Bernard, 1953b: 214, fig. 6A-C (w.) GUINEA.
    • Type-material: 4 syntype workers.
    • Type-localities: 3 workers Guinea (“French Guinea”): Nimba (M. Lamotte), 1 worker Guinea (“French Guinea”): Nimba Mts, Mt Tô, ravin 1, forêt, 21.ii.1942 (M. Lamotte).
    • Type-depository: MNHN.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
  • lamottei. Anochetus lamottei Bernard, 1953b: 212, fig. 5J (w.) GUINEA.
    • Type-material: 2 syntype workers (+ one isolated head).
    • Type-locality: Guinea (“French Guinea”): Keoulenta, savanna, 22.iii.1942 (M. Lamotte).
    • Type-depository: MNHN.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
  • longiceps. Anochetus parvus var. longiceps Santschi, 1914d: 331 (w.q.) CAMEROON.
    • Type-material: 1 syntype worker, 1 syntype queen.
    • [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 142, cites 1q syntype NHMB.]
    • Type-locality: Cameroon: Victoria (F. Silvestri).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • [Note: presumably the worker syntype is in the Silvestri collection DEUN.]
    • Subspecies of parvus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 792.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
  • occidentalis. Anochetus punctatus var. occidentalis Santschi, 1914d: 330 (w.) CAMEROON.
    • Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
    • [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 142, cites 1w syntype NHMB.]
    • Type-locality: Cameroon: Victoria (F. Silvestri).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • [Note: presumably the second syntype is in the Silvestri collection DEUN.]
    • Subspecies of punctatus: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 792.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 65.
  • parvus. Anochetus parvus Santschi, 1914d: 330 (w.) NIGERIA.
    • Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: Nigeria: Olokomeji (F. Silvestri).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 791.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 65.
  • punctatus. Anochetus punctatus Santschi, 1914e: 13 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
    • Type-material: holotype worker.
    • Type-locality: South Africa: Zululand, Lake Sibayi, 1.x.1905 (I. Trägårdh).
    • Type-depository: unknown (not in NHMB (Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 142-143); perhaps NHRS).
    • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 792; Arnold, 1926: 214.
    • Junior synonym of katonae: Brown, 1978c: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 65.

Description

References

  • Brown, W. L., Jr. 1978c. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography. Stud. Entomol. 20: 549-638 (page 557, raised to species, and senior synonym of concinnus, durbanensis, gnomulus, lamottei, longiceps, occidentalis, parvus and punctatus)
  • Forel, A. 1907c. La faune malgache des fourmis et ses rapports avec les faunes de l'Afrique, de l'Inde, de l'Australie etc. Rev. Suisse Zool. 15: 1-6 (page 1, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Abera-Kalibata A. M., C. S. Gold, R. G. Van Driesche, and P. E. Ragama. 2007. Composition, distribution, and relative abundance of ants in banana farming systems in Uganda. Biological Control 40: 168-178.
  • Arnold G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum. 23: 191-295.
  • Bernard F. 1953. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19: 165-270.
  • Braet Y., and B. Taylor. 2008. Mission entomologique au Parc National de Pongara (Gabon). Bilan des Formicidae (Hymenoptera) recoltes. Bulletin S. R. B. E./K.B.V.E. 144: 157-169.
  • Brown Jr., W.L. 1978. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini, Subtribe Odontomachiti, Section B. Genus Anochetus and Bibliography. Studia Entomologia 20(1-4): 549-XXX
  • CSIRO Collection
  • Dejean A., J. L. Durand, and B. Bolton. 1996. Ants inhabiting Cubitermes termitaries in African rain forest. Biotropica 28(4): 701-713.
  • Fisher B. L. 2004. Diversity patterns of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient on Monts Doudou in southwestern Gabon. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 28: 269-286.
  • Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
  • IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
  • Kone M., S. Konate, K. Yeo, P. K. Kouassi, and K. E. Linsenmair. 2012. Changes in ant communities along an age gradient of cocoa cultivation in the Oumé region, central Côte d’Ivoire. Entomological Science 15: 324–339.
  • Medler J. T. 1980: Insects of Nigeria - Check list and bibliography. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 30: i-vii, 1-919.
  • Ross S. R. P. J., F. Hita Garcia, G. Fischer, and M. K. Peters. 2018. Selective logging intensity in an East African rain forest predicts reductions in ant diversity. Biotropica 1-11.
  • Yeo K., S. Konate, S. Tiho, and S. K. Camara. 2011. Impacts of land use types on ant communities in a tropical forest margin (Oumé - Cote d'Ivoire). African Journal of Agricultural Research 6(2): 260-274.
  • Yeo K., T. Delsinne, S. Komate, L. L. Alonso, D. Aidara, and C. Peeters. 2016. Diversity and distribution of ant assemblages above and below ground in a West African forest–savannah mosaic (Lamto, Cote d’Ivoire). Insectes Sociaux DOI 10.1007/s00040-016-0527-6
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