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Anochetus rufus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Anochetus |
| Species: | A. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anochetus rufus (Jerdon, 1851)
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 8.833333° to 8.833333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India (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. |
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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.
- rufus. Odontomachus rufus Jerdon, 1851: 116 (w.) INDIA (Tamil Nadu, Kerala).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-localities: India: Salem Distr. (= Tamil Nadu), “under stones in jungle” (T.C. Jerdon) (invalid restriction of type-locality by Brown, 1978c: 593; no lectotype designated); 1 worker Southern India, Wynaad (= Kerala) (T.C. Jerdon).
- Type-depository: unknown (no material known to exist).
- [Duplicated in Jerdon, 1854b: 100.]
- Combination in Anochetus: Emery, 1892d: 561.
- Status as species: Roger, 1861a: 27; Roger, 1863b: 21; Mayr, 1863: 437; Dalla Torre, 1893: 48; Emery, 1911d: 109; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 41; Brown, 1978c: 558, 593; Bolton, 1995b: 65; Tiwari, 1999: 21; Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013a: 141 (in key); Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 48.
- Senior synonym of mordax: Brown, 1978c: 558; Bolton, 1995b: 65.
- Distribution: India.
- mordax. Anochetus mordax Donisthorpe, 1942d: 452 (w.) INDIA (Tamil Nadu).
- Type-material: 11 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: India: Tinnevelly Distr., Dohnavur, 350 ft, 30.ix.1938, (Colombo Museum Expd. Southern India) (G.M. Henry).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 40; Tiwari, 1999: 20 (error).
- Junior synonym of rufus: Brown, 1978c: 558; Bolton, 1995b: 65.
Description
Worker
Jerdon (1851): Head bulging at the sides, narrowed in front; eyes of moderato size; anterior antennae rather long, slender; jaws closely approached at their base, long, linear, with three strong pointed teeth at the end; thorax narrow; abdominal pedicle raised, pointed and conic; abdomen long, oval; head, thorax and legs rufous; abdomen dark brown.
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 558, senior synonym of mordax)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1942d. Ants from the Colombo Museum Expedition to Southern India, September-October 1938. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(9): 449-461.
- Emery, C. 1892f [1891]. Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 60: 553-574 (page 561, Combination in Anochetus)
- Jerdon, T. C. 1851. A catalogue of the species of ants found in Southern India. Madras J. Lit. Sci. 17: 103-127 (page 116, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- 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
- Brown W.L. Jr. 1978. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography. Studia Ent. 20(1-4): 549-638.
- Donisthorpe H. 1942. Ants from the Colombo Museum Expedition to Southern India, September-October 1938. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)9: 449-461.